Bugtungan Series #5 (Animals)
One 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
Tags: bugtong, Filipino riddles, Philippine culture
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POSTED IN: General: Philippine Culture, Language and History
June 24th, 2007 at 1:04 am
1. Palaka
2.
3. Tutubi
4. Pusa?
5. Kuwago?
July 5th, 2007 at 5:56 am
pusa
August 7th, 2007 at 1:25 am
1)palaka
2)
3)tutubi
4)pusa
5)kwago????
Anu po ba ang sagot sa #2????
August 13th, 2007 at 4:25 am
OA kaau ang inyong mga bugtong…
hahahahaaha….
funny gi gitik ang akong kalag…..
August 13th, 2007 at 4:26 am
lubot nimo’g nawng nang imong mga bugtong…
ao baya kaau…
mga way amngay……
August 16th, 2007 at 12:48 am
hirap nmn hnpin mga sagot s ibng set…nyway slamat dn cz my nkuha dn aq 4 my assgnmnt.:)
September 25th, 2007 at 3:43 am
pigit ka ug nalong!!!!!feeler ang family ng talaboc….
October 2nd, 2007 at 5:06 am
ui pde po ba i post na ung answers kz po kelangan ko na ee!!
October 2nd, 2007 at 5:07 am
pde poh bng pki post ung mga answers plzz..tnx by d way..
October 5th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
wala lng mahal na mahal kouh lng mhine kouh na c jayson
October 30th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
1.palaka
2.kalabaw
3.tutubi
4.pusa
5.paniki
November 6th, 2007 at 7:25 am
1. FROG SIYA
2.CARABAO RIGHT
3.DRAGONFLY
4.CAT
5.BAT
November 13th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
1.)palaka = frog
2.) kalabaw = carabao
3.) tutubi = dragonfly
4.)pusa = cat
5.)paniki = bat
am I right or am I wrong???
November 18th, 2007 at 6:43 am
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….
December 14th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
my answers are 1.frog 2tree 3goat 4dragonfly 5bat
January 18th, 2008 at 2:36 am
1. palaka/ frog
2. kalabaw/ carabao
3. tutubi/ dragonfly
4. pusa/ cat
5. kuwago/ owl
February 17th, 2008 at 12:07 am
1. palaka
2. kalabaw
3. tutubi
4. pusa
5. kwago
lahat yan tama
March 4th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
why is a carabao is bigger than a cat?
March 27th, 2008 at 12:29 am
palaka
kalabaw
tutubi
pusa
paniki
May 31st, 2008 at 3:41 am
ANG SGOT JAN AY IBON MGA ULOL KAYO!!!!!!>>>
September 14th, 2008 at 7:47 am
ang dali nman ni2. as in tlga SUPER!!!!!
1. PALAKA ( Frog)
2. KALABAW ( Carabao)
3. TUTUBI ( Dragonfly)
4. PUSA ( Cat)
5. PANIKI ( Bat)
October 15th, 2008 at 7:56 am
1. palaka
2. lamok
3. tutubi
4. pusa
5. buwan
October 15th, 2008 at 7:58 am
1. palaka
2. lamok
3. tutubi
4. pusa
5. kwago
October 25th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
ambot sa imo tama kayo lahat ya naka answer nako ha!
November 17th, 2008 at 7:57 am
uy! thanks ha! i really need it for my assignment eh! kahit 5 lang ung mga bugtong bugtong! PASAY LUA ANG MGA KALAG=)