More Filipino Bugtong
I love this… I went in search of new Filipino riddles , and came across this set of old ones. See if you can guess them, and we’ll announce the winners in our FS Bugtongan Hall of Fame (you’ll be the first too!) :-)
1. mahaba ang bituka at itoy lumilipad
Kapag hindi mahangin ito ay tinatamad
(the entrails are long and it’s able to fly; but if there’s no wind then it gets lazy)
2. May dila nga ngunit ayaw namang magsalita,
kambal silat laging kasama ang isat isa
Itali o igapos kahit higpitan mo pa
tiyak silang sa iyo ay sasama
(it has a tongue but doesn’t speak, it has a twin that goes with it; tie them tight and they will go with you everywhere)
3. Mayrong araw, mayrong buwan hindi naman langit
mayrong katapusan ngunit muling nagbabalik
Tumatanda ngunit isang taong gulang lagi,
wakas niya ay ipinagbubunyi
(it has days, it as a moon but there’s no heaven; it has an ending that you can’t go back to; it grows old but it’s only a year old; it’s death is celebrated)
BONUS:
Guess who composed these riddles.
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UPDATED: July 27, 2007:
For those asking for more bugtong (Filipino riddles) you’ll be glad to know we have a series going on, and you can find the compilation in this page: Mga Bugtong / Filipino riddles.
Have fun guessing ‘em!
Tags: Bugtong, Filipino riddles, Philippine culture
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POSTED IN: Language and History, Literature
September 27th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
hi grace,
hhhmmmmmm? my guesses would be:
1. sarranggola
2. sapatos
3. kalendario
for the bonus….have no idea who wrote ‘em.
salamat,
dp
October 2nd, 2006 at 9:54 am
Same answers as DatuPanot’s. :-)
Was it Grace? :-)
October 2nd, 2006 at 11:53 am
alfa,
yup… gaya gaya hehehe. joke lang. can you guess who composed the song where these riddles were sang?
November 9th, 2006 at 11:46 pm
an0o ba ?ipakita nyo naman ang kasi hindi namin alam.
November 13th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
sorry folks, I got the flu last week but am back now. and Datu Panot got everything correct. Bonus? The riddles were taken from Florante’s Bugtong-Bugtong song. :-)
November 19th, 2006 at 1:55 am
1.)buntot
2.)pipe
3.)taon
November 27th, 2006 at 7:53 am
HaY NaKu!
I guess:
1)SaRaNGoLa
2)aNiNo
3)CaLeNDaR
o aNo TaMa Ba??!!!
February 12th, 2007 at 3:54 am
pwede dagdagan pa ang inyong mga bugtong.heheheheheh
February 12th, 2007 at 3:55 am
labli..!!!!!!
ikaw ba yan lea????
March 4th, 2007 at 4:36 am
pls..put many riddles
March 20th, 2007 at 6:04 am
my answer is..
1.saranggola
2.sapatos
3.calendar
oh ano? galing ko noh?!?
March 20th, 2007 at 6:06 am
here..
may ulo’y walang buhok
may tiyan walang pusod.
June 18th, 2007 at 7:10 am
TAMA ANG LAHAT NG SINABI NI DATU PANOT…..
June 24th, 2007 at 6:28 am
pwede po ba lagay pa kau mdaming bugtong ^^ :)
June 27th, 2007 at 3:56 am
d ko alam ang mga sagot
July 5th, 2007 at 6:34 am
bobo naman ni april gem.. amf..
1. kite
2. sapatos
3. calendar
hmmm.. c grace… hahahahaha ^_^
July 15th, 2007 at 4:35 am
paramihin niu naman plzzzzzzzzzzzz>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
July 17th, 2007 at 4:27 am
WAHAHA…MUZTA PAGBBUGTONG….
July 21st, 2007 at 5:19 am
ang cOrny nMn n2!!!!
iNgGiT AkO kAy cHelsea ReYeS
mgAnda Kc sIya!!!
July 23rd, 2007 at 5:46 am
weeeeeeee tamo nga c datu panot
July 26th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
mag bigay nga kau ng maraming bugtong,salawikain.sawikain,pabula,tula,tugmang bayan at awiting bayan….. TY
July 26th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
paki send na lng sa email ko “ianne_basto@yahoo.com” TTYY
July 27th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Ianne - as requested, I sent you an email for the link to more bugtong/riddles.
July 31st, 2007 at 3:59 am
cuty girl
August 7th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
I alam ko lahat ng answer jan nohhh!!!!!!!!!!!