Filipina Soul

I would be very surprise if you could not guess these riddles correctly! These are soo easy, but I figured if you need these riddles (bugtong) for a school assignment, these should score points.
1. Daming ulo, isang sumbrero. (Many heads, one hat).
2. Manghahabing batikan, tubig ang hanay, ang yaring sinamay, iba’t ibang kulay. (The expert weaver uses water to create a multi-colored handwoven fabric.)
3. Sinakal ko muna bago ko nilagari. (I choked it first before I sawed it).
4. May alila si Mang Gusting, may tainga at may ngipin. Tuwing ito’y pakakanin, kumakagat ng pagkain, ngunit ayaw lululunin. (Mr. Gusting …read more

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Yey! Moving right along…
Here are some more Filipino riddles (bugtong) along your way:
1. aling itlog ang may buntot?
2. nagsaing si Judas, kinuha ang hugas, itinapon ang bigas.
3. bahay ni Kaka, hindi matingala
Every Wednesday I will post a few Filipino riddles (mga bugtong Pilipino) and have you guess them. I’ll provide answers by the next Wednesday.
BUT – you also can post your riddles and have everyone else guess them. Either email them to me or post them in the comments, whichever you like. Of course credit goes to you but you have to supply the correct answers as well.
And last week’s …read more

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