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Bugtungan Series #5 (Animals)

by Maricar on June 19th, 2007

question markOne of our readers requested some riddles (bugtong) about animals. Here are five for you to take a shot at:

1. Nang maliit ay sumisisid pa, Nang lumaki ay patalon-talon na. (When it was young, it swam underwater. When it got bigger, it jumped.)

2. Dalawang patukod-langit, Apat na patukod-lupa, Dalawang pagaspas, Isang pamaspas. (Two posts pointing heavenward, four posts pointing to the ground, two fans, one fly-swatter).

3. Alin kayang insekto, malaki ang mata kaysa ulo? (Which insect has eyes bigger than its head?)

4. Matanda na ang nuno, Di pa naliligo. (The troll has gotten older, yet this animal has not yet taken a bath.)

5. Sa araw ay nahihimbing, Sa gabi ay gising. (It sleeps during the day, and is awake at night.)

I tried my hardest to translate these, especially #2. If you have a better translation, please post it in the comments.

I will post the answers next week, on Tuesday, June 26. If you need the answers before then, please email me at maricar-at-b5media-dot-com and I’ll send them to you.

UPDATE: Find the answers in this post.

— UPDATED: July 27, 2005:

For those asking for more bugtong (Filipino riddles) you’ll be glad to know we have a page full of riddles, and you can find the compilation in this page: Mga Bugtong / Filipino riddles.

Have fun guessing ‘em!

source: Bugtong by Santos and Torres

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POSTED IN: General: Philippine Culture, Language and History

25 Responses to “Bugtungan Series #5 (Animals)”

  1. 1
    Alfa Says:

    1. Palaka
    2.
    3. Tutubi
    4. Pusa?
    5. Kuwago?

  2. 2
    eric Says:

    pusa

  3. 3
    Shaunteh Says:

    1)palaka
    2)
    3)tutubi
    4)pusa
    5)kwago????
    Anu po ba ang sagot sa #2????

  4. 4
    igat Says:

    OA kaau ang inyong mga bugtong…

    hahahahaaha….

    funny gi gitik ang akong kalag…..

  5. 5
    igat Says:

    lubot nimo’g nawng nang imong mga bugtong…

    ao baya kaau…

    mga way amngay……

  6. 6
    anna Says:

    hirap nmn hnpin mga sagot s ibng set…nyway slamat dn cz my nkuha dn aq 4 my assgnmnt.:)

  7. 7
    pigit Says:

    pigit ka ug nalong!!!!!feeler ang family ng talaboc….

  8. 8
    jhoyzee Says:

    ui pde po ba i post na ung answers kz po kelangan ko na ee!!

  9. 9
    jhoyzee Says:

    pde poh bng pki post ung mga answers plzz..tnx by d way..

  10. 10
    mhirson Says:

    wala lng mahal na mahal kouh lng mhine kouh na c jayson

  11. 11
    jayanil Says:

    1.palaka
    2.kalabaw
    3.tutubi
    4.pusa
    5.paniki

  12. 12
    ANGEL LOCSIN Says:

    1. FROG SIYA
    2.CARABAO RIGHT
    3.DRAGONFLY
    4.CAT
    5.BAT

  13. 13
    belle Says:

    1.)palaka = frog
    2.) kalabaw = carabao
    3.) tutubi = dragonfly
    4.)pusa = cat
    5.)paniki = bat

    am I right or am I wrong???

  14. 14
    shin Says:

    ang dali naman sagutin ng riddles nyo…next time hirapan nyo….by the way tnx pa rin coz i used this to do my assignment….

  15. 15
    shawn Says:

    my answers are 1.frog 2tree 3goat 4dragonfly 5bat

  16. 16
    hannah Says:

    1. palaka/ frog
    2. kalabaw/ carabao
    3. tutubi/ dragonfly
    4. pusa/ cat
    5. kuwago/ owl

  17. 17
    Marielle Says:

    1. palaka
    2. kalabaw
    3. tutubi
    4. pusa
    5. kwago
    lahat yan tama

  18. 18
    lester chad c. yañez Says:

    why is a carabao is bigger than a cat?

  19. 19
    erick Says:

    palaka
    kalabaw
    tutubi
    pusa
    paniki

  20. 20
    jeff Says:

    ANG SGOT JAN AY IBON MGA ULOL KAYO!!!!!!>>>

  21. 21
    Dianne Says:

    ang dali nman ni2. as in tlga SUPER!!!!!

    1. PALAKA ( Frog)
    2. KALABAW ( Carabao)
    3. TUTUBI ( Dragonfly)
    4. PUSA ( Cat)
    5. PANIKI ( Bat)

  22. 22
    *lemonade* Says:

    1. palaka
    2. lamok
    3. tutubi
    4. pusa
    5. buwan

  23. 23
    *lemonade* Says:

    1. palaka
    2. lamok
    3. tutubi
    4. pusa
    5. kwago

  24. 24
    crush Says:

    ambot sa imo tama kayo lahat ya naka answer nako ha!

  25. 25
    *arian*=) Says:

    uy! thanks ha! i really need it for my assignment eh! kahit 5 lang ung mga bugtong bugtong! PASAY LUA ANG MGA KALAG=)

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