Chapter 4

The rattan (growing in the mountain) is used to lash on the nipa (growing in the swamp) to the house framework.

278.

No colditenca matayea quet no adayoanca mabiagea. (Iloc.) Bainbain

If I touch you you will die; but if I get away from you you will live. Sensitive plant

279.

Adda maysa a cayo idiay toctoc adda bobonco. (Iloc.) Silag

There is a tree up there and I have a well on it. Silag

A sort of palm, the bud is cut out and a sweet sap secured.

280.

Tagbatec ta sacam: inomec ta daram. (Iloc.) Unas

I chop your feet; I drink your blood. Sugarcane

281.

Lalabas cu, tindus dacn. (Pamp.) Sulput

I was going out into the field, they pierced me. A grass with slender and sharp seeds.

282.

Pinagsakitan kong aking matuklasan ang bagay na isang ninais makamtan at nang sa pagkita ay hindi mapalaran tinaglay-taglay ko hangang kamatayan. (Tag.) Tinik

I sought a thing I wished to get, and as I could not find it I kept it until my death. Spine

283.

Adda tal-lo a Princesas sag-gaysa ti coartoda ngem saan da nga agquiquita. (Iloc.) Tagunbao

There are three princesses; each has a separate room and they cannot see each other. _Tagunboa_

A shrub used for hedges, with a tripartite pod or capsule.

284.

Ania iti mula a uray bolding mailasinna? (Iloc.) Siit

What thing is blind but can select? Thorn

Qualities.

285.

Aniat cala-adan ti bomaro atao? (Iloc.) Ti quinasuquer

What is the worst disfigurement for a young man? Disobedience

Relationship.

286.

Ano ang itatawag mo sa biyenang babayi nang asawa nang kapatid mo? (Tag.) Ina

What will you call the mother-in-law of your sister's husband? Mother

287.

Ang amain kong buo ay may isang kapatid na babayi, ngunit siyai hindi ko naman ali. Sino siya? (Tag.) Aking ina

My uncle has a sister but she is not my aunt. Who is she? My mother

288.

Ang mga babaying A at B ay nakasalubong sa daan ng dalawang lalaki; at nagwika si A; naito na ang ating mga ama, mga ama nang ating mga anak; at mga tunay nating. (Tag.) Ang ama ni A ay napakasal kay B at ang ama ni B ay napakasal kay A at nagkaroon sila nang tigisang anak.

Ladies A and B met two men and said, "There come our fathers, fathers of our sons and our own husbands." A's father married with B and B's father with A, and each of them had a child.

289.

Nang malapos nang madalao nang isang lalaki ang isang bilango ay tinanong nang bantay; ano mo ba ang tawong iyon? Kapatid mo ba o ano? Ang sagot nang bilango ay ito; akoy ualang kapatid, ni pamangkin ni amain, ni nuno, ni apo, ni kahit kaibigan; ngungit ang ama nang tawong iyan, ay anak nang anak nang aking ama. Ano nang bilango ang tawong iyon. (Tag.) Anak

After a man visited a prisoner, the guard asked him--"is that man your brother, or what?" The prisoner's answer was, "I have no brother, no uncle, no nephew, no grandfather, neither grandson nor friend; but that man's father is my father's son. "Who was that man? Son

Religious.

290.

Oalayan pinalsay Dios ya amayamay iran sanaagui et sacsaquey so pait da. (Pang.--also Bis.) Colintas

Many of them, brothers--but they have only one bodytube. Beads

291.

Adda tal-lo gasut a bacac maymaysat nanglidingac. (Iloc.) Cuentas

I have three hundred cattle, with a single nose cord. Beads

292.

Nacno agapaldua. (Pang.) Simbaan

Only half full. Church

293.

Napuno pero ua-ay mag tunga. (Bis.) Simbahan

They said it was full but it was half-full. Church

294.

Idi nagcasar ni Ina quen ni Ama avanac pay a dara ngem idi nagbuniag ni Apo siac ti namadrino. (Iloc.) Cristo

When my father and mother were married I was not yet in the womb, but when my grandfather was baptized I was his godfather. Christ

296.

Dua ti taquiagna, maysat sacana, adda olo aoan matana. (Iloc.) Cruz

Two arms, one leg and a head, but no eyes. Cross

297.

Tatlo ang botones, apat ang ohales. (Tag.,--also Bis.) Cristo

Three buttons, four holes. Crucifix

298.

May isang batang lalaque, umakyat sa camachile nang hindi ma ca puede, likod ang idinale. (Tag.) Si Cristo

There is a boy climbed up a _camachili_ tree; when he could not stand it he climbed on his back. Crucifix

299.

Maysa a cayo nagango idiay poona nabasa idiay tingana, nagango met ti ngodona. (Iloc.) Sto Cristo

A tree dry at the foot, wet in the middle, dry also above. Christ, i.e, crucifix

300.

Aramid ti masirib canen ti nalaing. amin a macaquita pasig amin a logpi. (Iloc.) Ostia

Work of a wise man, eaten by a wise man; all who see are lame. The host

301.

Akoi nag tanim nang sicolo sa gitna nang convento, ibinunga ay si Cristo. (Tag.) Hostia

I planted a _sicolo_ in the midst of the convent; it bore Christ for fruit. The host

A _sicolo_ is a small piece of money; it here relates to the contribution made at communion service.

302.

Isang tubong sinanduyon, abut sa langit ang dahon. (Tag.) Panalangin

A sugarcane without joints, whose leaves reach heaven. Prayer

303.

Nang maitayo na yaong hangang baywang nagbitiu ng pawang kalunkut lunkutan. (Tag.) Ang pitong wikang iniaaral nang pari sa Viernes Santo.

After he hid from his feet to his waist he gave very sad things. The preaching in the pulpit by a priest about the seven utterances of Christ on Good Friday.

304.

Aquinngatot cadsaaran, aquinbabat bobengan. (Iloc.) Polpito

The floor is higher, the roof lower. Pulpit

i.e. than that of the building in which it stands.

305.

Sag magkakapatid na pitong sin liyag ako ang naunang nagkitang liwanag. At ako rin naman yaong nagkapalad na tawaging bunso sa kanilang lahat. (Tag.) Ang pitong linggo nang Cuaresma.

Seven brothers are we; the firstborn was I but I am the youngest of all. The seven weeks of Quaresma.

306.

Asin ti yanti espiritu iti bagui? (Iloc.) Aquincatiquid nga abaga.

Where is the spirit in the body? In the left shoulder

In making the sign of the cross the word spirit comes when the left shoulder is pointed to.

307.

Adda pitu a botonisco; maymaysat pinat pategco. (Iloc.) Domingo

I have seven buttons; I like one best. Sunday

308.

Pitu casiglot maymaysat nairut. (Iloc.) Domingo

Seven twined ("twisted"), only one tight. Sunday

309.

Contirad contibong; bandera ti lobong. (Iloc.) Torre

Sharp and long; flag of the world. Tower

310.

Caoayan bayog ag nayogayog. (Pang.) Torre

_Caoayan bayog_ [1] you cannot shake it. Tower

311.

Mayroon akong pitong bunga nang kohol ibinigay co sa iyo ang anim at ang isang natira sa akin ay ibig mo pang kunin. (Tag.) Ang pitong arao nang isang linggo.

I have seven oranges. I gave you six and you want to take the remaining one. The seven days of the week

312.

Minagaling pa ang basag cay sa baong ualang lamat. (Tag.) Ang sabi sa evangelio ni Cristo ay ganito. Hindi rao sia naparito o nanoag dito sa lupa para sacupin ang mga banal cung di ang macasalanan.

Better the broken piece than the whole without crack. In the gospel Christ said that he did not come upon earth for the righteous but for the sinner.

313.

Cung uala cay magbigay ca at cung meroon ay huagna. (Tag.) Nung ang nga fariseo ay nacahuli nang mangangaluniang babae ay i ni habla cay Cristo, at ang canilang sabi, Hindi po ba maestro na sabi sa ley ni Moises na sino mang mahuli sa pangangalunia ay pupuculin nang bato hangan sa mamatay. Ang isinagot ni Cristo; sino mang ualang sala ay cumuha nang bato at puclin na.

Give if you have none; if you have don't give. When the Pharisees caught a woman in adultery, they took her before Christ. They said, "what sentence do you give to those taken in adultery, since in the law of Moses it is commanded that the woman taken in adultery shall be stoned until she die." Christ answered, "Let him which is without sin among you cast the first stone."

314.

Humiling ang hari sa canyang alagad nang uala sa kanyat di pa natatangap, ang hiningan naman ay dagling nag-gaoad nang sa boong yatu'y di pa natutuklas. (Tag.) Ang pagbibinyag ni San Juan Bautista cay Cristo.

The King asked from his soldier what he had _not_, and the soldier gave him what was not in the world. The Baptism by St. John Baptist of Christ.

315.

Nang mabasag ang bote lalong na paka buti. (Tag.) Mahal na Virgen

The bottle became better when broken. The Virgin Mary

"When Mary was yet unmarried and Christ had not yet been born she was not considered very sacred; we say the bottle was not yet broken. When she was married to Joseph and Christ was born she became very sacred; so we say that when the bottle was broken the better it became."

316.

Nang pitasin ang hinog hilas ang siang nahulog. (Tag.) Noong magpapugot si Herodes nang mga bata dahilan sa gusto niang mapatay si Cristo. Napatay ang meroon 1000 bata data puat si Cristo hinde napatay. Sa macatuid napitas nia ang hilao at ang hinog ay hindi. Si Cristo sapagcat puno nang carunungan ay ipinalagay na hinog at ang mga bata ay hilao sapagcat sila ualapang carunungan.

When he plucked the ripe, the unripe fell. When King Herod wanted to kill Christ, he ordered to kill all children; he thought that if all the children in his country were killed, Christ could not escape. But he did not know how powerful Christ was. So the children who knew nothing (were unripe) fell and Christ (ripe) because he knows everything escaped.

317.

Ipinalit ang guinto sa bibinga. (Tag.) Ito i nauucol sa pagsacop ni Cristo sa ating casalanan na hindi cailangan sia mamatay masacop lamang ang ating casalanan na siang catulad ng bibinga at ang caniang pagca Dios na catulad ang guinto.

Sand is changed to gold. This applies to Christ, when he redeemed our sins. He did not value his life but gave it that we might be saved from our sins. His life is gold because he was full of knowledge; he died on account of our sins which are like sand.

Reptiles, etc.

318.

Nang munti ay may buntot nang lumakiy napugot. (Tag.) Palaca

When he was little he had a tail but when he was grown he had none. Frog

319.

Adda maysa nga ubing nga adda idiay danum ngem di met uminom. (Iloc.) Tocak

There is a boy living in the water who does not drink. Frog

320.

Baston ti bacnang saan mo nga maiganan. (Iloc.,--also Pang.) Uleg

The _bacnang's_ cane, you cannot hold it. Snake

_Bacnang_, a man of wealth.

321.

No nacariing nacamulagat; no nacaturog nacamuldagat. (Iloc.) Uleg

If awake, his eyes wide open; if asleep, his eyes wide open. Snake

322.

Anano nga sapat nga con maglacat, dala nia ang iya balay? (Bis.,--also Pang.) Ba-o

What animal carries his house wherever he goes? Turtle

323.

Tata a tolay icacangcalinna na balena. (Gad.) Dagga

A man who always carries his house along with him. Turtle

324.

Magmagna itugtogotnat balayna. (Iloc.) Pag-ong

Walking and walking and carrying his own house. Turtle

325.

Eto na si caca may sunong na dampa. (Tag.) Pagong

Here comes brother with a house over his head. Turtle

326.

Magma nagcal-logong no maibagam pag-ong. (Iloc.) Pag-ong

Walking, wearing his hat. Turtle

Road.

327.

Bulong ti saba umac-acaba; bulong ti niog umat-atid-dog. (Iloc.) Calzada

Leaf of a banana become wider; leaf of a cocoanut become longer. Road

328.

Nagmolaac iti carabosa iti santac na macada non idiay Manila. (Iloc.) Calzada

I planted a calabash; its branches can reach to Manila. Road

Also has for answer, telegraph line.

329.

Nan ta ne mac na laver ed Dagupan angad diay lanioto. (Pang.) Calzada

I have planted a betel-tree in Dagupan but its roots reach to here. Road

Shade, Shadow, etc.

330.

No aoan sapolsapolen ngem no adda saan mo met nga alaen. (Iloc.) Linong

Tf there is none you are seeking it; if there is some you do not take it. Shade

331.

Ania ti umona nga aramiden diay vaca no lumgac ti in it? (Iloc.) Quitaenna diay anninioanna

What is the first thing the cow does when the sun rises? Looks at its shadow

332.

No magnaac iti nasipnget aoan caduac quet no magnaac iti nalaoag adda caduac. (Iloc.) Anninioan

If I walk in the dark I have no companion; if I walk in the light I have one. Shadow

333.

No tilioec tilioennac; no itarayac camatennac. (Iloc.) Aninioan

If I catch, it catches; if I run away it chases me. Shadow

334.

Diad ogtoy agueo oalay mapalit con anapuen no na anap co agco alaen. (Pang.) Serom

At noon I must depart to find; if I can find it, I will not take. Shadow

335.

Milub yang alang liban, linual yang alang liualan. (Pamp.) Anina tamu a mayayaquit quing salamin.

He came in through no door and went out through no door. Reflection in a mirror

Smoking.

336.

San Fernando at Bakulod sabay na nasunog. (Tag.) Cigarillo

San Fernando and Bacolor were burned at the same time. Cigarette

The paper and the tobacco are consumed together.

Storm, Sky, etc.

337.

Daluang dahon nang pinda-pinda, sing lalapad sing gaganda. (Tag.) Langit at lupa

Two leaves of pinda-pinda equal in width and beauty. Sky and earth

338.

Quinosicus a barraas; no maib-agam cucuanac. (Iloc.) Quimat

Twisted like a _barraas_; tell it and I am yours. Lightning

The word _barraas_ is local. Perhaps the name of some vine.

339.

Baston ni San Josep indi ma isip. (Bis.) Ulan

Saint Joseph's canes cannot be counted. Rain

Drops of rain in a tropical storm may well suggest rods or staves.

340.

Buhoc ni Adan, hindi mabilang. (Tag.) Ulan

Adam's hair cannot be counted. Rain

341.

Isbu ti guelang-guelang di mabilang. (Iloc.) Todo

Guelang-guelang's piss, you cannot count. Rain

342.

Vaca co sa Maynila, hangang ditoi, dinig ang unga. (Tag.) Culog

My cow in Manila, whose mooing is heard here. Thunder

343.

Aniat magna a saan a maquita? (Iloc.) Angin

What walks that cannot be seen? Wind

344.

Etuna-etuna hindi mo pa naqui-quita. (Tag.) Hangin

Here it comes, yet you do not see it. Wind

345.

Picabaluan de ding malda alang maca ibic uaga. (Pamp.) Angin

He is known everywhere but no one can explain what he is. Wind

Stove.

346.

Tal-lo a pugot natured ti pudut. (Iloc.) Dalican

Three ghosts endure much heat. Stove

The three supports for the pot are meant. It seems that the _pugot_ (ghost) is black.

347.

Tatlong magkakapatid nagtitiis sa init. (Tag.) Tungko nang calang

Three brothers suffering from the heat. Pot rests

348.

Tatlong mag kakapitid sing pupute nang dibdib. (Tag.) Calan

Three sisters with equally white breasts. Stove

They are equally white--i.e. they are all three black from the fire.

349.

Nagcal-logong nag pica nagcaballo tallot sacana. (Iloc.) Dalican

It has a hat and a spear, a horse and three feet. Stove

350.

Malaki ang namahay cay sa bahay. (Tag.) Calang at ang bahay nang Calang.

The inhabitant is larger than the house. Stove and its lower part (called its house.)

351.

Na upo si ca Item, sinulot nica Pula. (Tag.) Pallot at apoy

Compadre "Item" (black) sat down, Compadre "Pula" (red) poked him. Pot and flame

352.

Ing caballero cung negro makasake yang attung cabayu dapat kikiak yang anting loco. (Pamp.) Balanga ampong nasi.

My black horseman rides three horses but he is crying like a fool. A pot of cooking rice

The three horses are the firestones or the three supports of the pot in the pottery stove; the bubbling is the crying.

Time.

353.

Ania nga aldao ti caatid-dagan? (Iloc.) Ti aldao a saan a panangan.

What day is the longest? The day on which you do not eat

354.

Nag daan si Cabo negro, namatay na lahat ang tao. (Tag.) Gabi

The black Corporal passed, all the people died. Night

Died, here, is slept.

Tools.

355.

Nung eminuna ing malati, ing maragul emituqui. (Pamp.) Barrenang espiral

If not preceded by the smaller the larger one will not go. Auger

356.

Adda pinarsua iti Dios natanquen ti pammaguina madi a mangan no di matoen ti olona. (Iloc.) Paet

There is a creature of God whose body is hard; it does not wish to eat unless you strike its head. Chisel

357.

Adda babay a labang di mangan no diai paculan. (Iloc.) Paet

There is a woman who does not eat unless you strike her. Chisel

358.

Ing damulag cung dapa, quing gulut ya ta tacla. (Pamp.) Catam

My crawling carabao excretes its feces upward. Plane

359.

Taot ngato, taot baba, cayot tingana. (Iloc.) Ragadi

Man above, man below, wood in middle. Saw

Below the horizontally placed timber to be sawed a pit is dug; one sawyer is below in the pit, the other above, each holds a handle of the great saw, which works up and down.

Toy.

360.

Enbontayog coy ecnol quinmocaoc ya tampol. (Pang.) Bibintarol

I throw the eggs; they crow immediately. Firecracker

361.

Adda abalbalayco a sinam granada rineppetco a binastabasta imbarsacco diay daga nasay sayaat ti cancionna, (Iloc.) Sunay

I have a toy like a granada; I tied it around and around and threw it on the ground and it sang sweetly. Top

Trunk.

362.

Pusipusec ta pusegmo ta iruarco ta quinnanmo. (Iloc.) Lacaza

I turn your navel to take out what you have eaten. Trunk

363.

Adda pay maysa nga quita diay balay a naaramid iti cayo quet adda met uppat nga sacana nga babasit quet adda met innem nga acaba quencuana rupano quet agngiao saan nga magna. (Iloc.) Baol

I have something in my house made of wood; it has four short legs and six flat faces; it squeaks, but cannot walk. Trunk

Umbrella.

364.

No umulog ti señora augucrad ti sampaga. (Iloc.) Payong

When the lady comes down the _sampaga_ [2] opens. Umbrella

365.

Con butongon pasoc; con induso payog. (Bis.) Payong

When pulled it is a cane; when pushed a tent. Umbrella

Utensils, etc.

366.

Hindi tayop, hindi tao, apat ang suso. (Tag.,--also Pang.) Buslo

Not animal, not man. She has four breasts. Basket

367.

Hindi hare, hinde pare, nag dadamet nang sari-sari. (Tag.) Sampayan

Not king, not _padre_, it wears many kinds of clothes. Clothes-line

368.

Adda maysa nga ubing a natured ti lammin. (Iloc.) Sudo

There is a boy, who does not shiver with the cold. Dipper

This dipper is made from the half of a polished cocoanut shell.

369.

Nang isoot coi, tuyo, nang bunuten coi natulo. (Tag.) Tabo

When I plunged it in it was dry; when I drew it out it was dripping. Dipper

370.

Sacay sino balay ina nga puno sang ventana? (Bis.) Puluguan

Whose house is that, which is full of windows? The hen house

371.

No adda ti lenong agcalcal logong. (Iloc.) Caramba

If it is in the shade it wears its hat. A jar full of water

372.

Aniat aramid a nagbaticuling ti sabut. (Iloc.) Pagbagasan

What work has a gizzard like a _sabut_? Storage jar for rice

The _sabut_ is the cocoanut cup or bowl: in the _pagbagasan_, there is always a _ganta_ for measuring rice. This _ganta_ is the gizzard here meant.

373.

Pusepusec ti bato tumbog carayan Veto. (Iloc.) Gilingan

I turn the stone and there flows out like the Veto river. Mill

374.

Hiniguit co ang yantok, nag bibiling ang bundoc. (Tag.) Guilingan

I pulled the rope and the mountain turned. Mill

375.

Hiniguit co ang Caguin, nag kakara ang maching. (Tag.) Guilingan

I pulled the rope and the monkey began to howl. Mill

Refers to the creaking of the mill, when grinding.

376.

Isang malaking babai, sa likuran tumatae. (Tag.) Guilingan

A big woman, who excretes at the back. Mill

The meal is here considered as excreted.

377.

Dinalas nang dinalas mapute ang lumabas. (Tag.) Guilingan

Somebody got busy and something white appeared. Mill

The ground rice pours out from the mill as a white meal.

378.

Aldo at bengi macanganga ya, manena ya yang parusa. (Pamp.) Asung

It gapes day and night awaiting punishment. Mortar

379.

Isa lamang ang sapin, duha ang batiis apat ang pa-a, isa ang lauas, isa ang baba apang uala sing olo. (Bis.) Luzong

He has but one shoe, two shins, four legs, one body, one mouth, but no head. Mortar

380.

No igamac ta siquet mo lagtoca a lagto. (Iloc.) Al-o

If I hold your waist you jump and jump. Pestle

In pounding rice, the great wooden pestle is taken by the middle, which is more slender than the pounding ends.

381.

No magna ni arodoc agparintomeng amin a root. (Iloc.) Arado

When the creeper passes all the grass kneels. Plow

382.

Cobbo ni amam quiad ni inam sica nga anacda daramodum ca. (Iloc.) Arado

The father is bent over, the mother is bent back and the son is bent forward. Plow

This has reference to the different sticks, or pieces, of which the plow is composed.

383.

Sa palacol nabuhay at sa untog namatay. (Tag.) Palayoc

Produced by hammering but destroyed by a jar. Pot

Clay for pottery is prepared by pounding it with a light hammer; it is also beaten into shape in the process of giving it form.

384.

Pegarenco abot pegarenco abot. (Pang.) Liquen

I turn over completely, I turn over completely. Pot ring support

385.

Adda abal-balayco a pusipusac a pusipus mabalbal-cut. (Iloc.) Pudonan

I have a thing, which I twine and twine and it is covered. Weaving spool

386.

Nano nga sapat nga baba ang naga caon, mata ang nga pamus-on? (Bis.) Ayagan

What animal is it, which takes its food through its mouth and excretes it through its eyes? Sieve

387.

Bahay ni Guiring-guiring butas-butas ang sinding. (Tag.) Bithay

"Guiring-guiring's" house is full of holes. Sieve

388.

Adda maysa a caballo; tal-lot sacana; no dica sacayan di magna. (Iloc.) Egad

There is a horse; he has three legs; if you do not ride on him, he never walks. Copra shredder

389.

Limma ac ed Dagupan dugduaray bacatco. (Pang.) Sali

I went to Dagupan but I left only two footprints. Sled

390.

Aniat aramid a duduat tugaona inganat panacaparsuana? (Iloc.) Pasagad

What work has two seats since its creation? Sled

391.

Ania ti uppat ti sacana dudua ti tugotna? (Iloc.) Pasagad

What has four feet but only two foot-prints? Rice-sled

The sled for hauling rice has four supports or legs, which end in two runners.

392.

Pusepusec ti pengan tum-bog carayan Vigan. (Iloc.) Dadapilan

I turn the plate and water flows out like the Vigan River. Sugarmill

393.

Oalay baboy con baleg son laben nga libngaleb. (Pang.) Darapitan

I have a large pig; during the night he grunts. Sugarmill

Vegetables.

394.

Tite nang ama mo, isinubsob co sa abo. (Tag.) Camote

Your father's ---- I place in the ashes. Camote

The _camote_ is a sort of sweet potato; it may be baked in the ashes.

395.

Nagsabong ti sinan malucong nagbunga uneg ti daga. (Iloc.) Camote

It produces a flower like a cup; fruit underground. Camote

396.

Sirad _mirabilis_ oalad dalem so sicsic. (Pang.) Cete

The _mirabilis_ (fish) has his scales inside. _Cete_

The _cete_ ("_piquante_") is the pepper.

397.

Otin nen laquic Duardo batil ya anga ed ngoro. (Pang.) Palia

My grandfather Eduardo's ---- is covered with pimples. Cucumber

398.

Oquis nan bagasnan. (Iloc.) Lasona

Its bark is its seed. Onion

399.

Binili ang isang minithi kong bagay at ang hinahangad ay pakina-bangan, pagdating sa amin ang pinangyarihan, nang gagamitin luha koy bumakal. (Tag.) Sibuyas

I bought a thing I wished to use; when I tried to use it my tears fell. Onion

400.

Isda co sa Mariveles sapin-sapin ang caliskis. (Tag.) Sile