Part 5

It runs having no feet and it roars having no mouth. Waves

Word plays.

408.

Ania iti mainaganan ari ditoy bagui? (Iloc.) Aripoyot

What king (_ari_) do you name in your body? _Ari_poyot

This is the great inner muscle of the upper leg.

409.

Cung hindi lamang ang tatlong letra t, o, at s ay kinakain sana siya. (Tag.) Asintos

But for the letters t o s we would be eating it. (String)

The word _asintos_ means string; dropping the letters _tos_ we have _asin_ left, meaning salt.

410. Bugtong pasmiasa, puno at duloi may bunga. (Tag.) Calamias

Bugtong pas"mias"a, whose trunk and branches have fruit. Calamias

Bugtong is a riddle: the word pas"mias"a has no meaning. There is here a mere play on the sound of words. "Pas"mias"a suggests the answer.

411.

Casano iti panangtiliu iti ugsa a di masapul iti silo, aso, gayang, oen no a aniaman a paniliu? (Iloc.) Urayec a maloto

How do you take a deer without net, dogs, spear, or other things for catching? Cooked

412.

Laguiung tao, laguiung manuc, delana ning me tung a yayup. (Pamp.) Culassisi

The name of a man, the name of a chicken, were carried by a bird.

_Culas_ is a man's name; _sisi_ the name of a chicken. Combined they make a bird's name.

413.

Indi sapat indi man tano apang, ang ngalan nia si "esco." (Bis.,--also Tag.) Escopidor, Escopeta.

Neither animal nor man but its name is "esco." Escopidor, Escopeta

A mere play on the words. _Esco_ is a nickname for Francisco. The _escupidor_ is a cuspidor, the _escopeta_ a broom. The meaning of the words goes for nothing. The words are both of Spanish origin.

414.

Macatu ti poonna, rugac iti ngo-duna. (Iloc.) Macaturugac

Macatu = cloth Rugac = old, rotten clothing

Cloth is the beginning; tatters the ending. i.e. _Macatu_ is the beginning, _rugac_ the ending. The whole word means I am sleeping.

415.

Salapi iti poona; ngao ti ngodona. (Iloc.) Salapingao

(Fifty cents) _Salapi_ is the beginning; (     ) _ngao_ the end.

The _Salapingao_ is a bird "like a swallow."

416.

Sinampal co bago inaloc. (Tag.) Sampaloc

I slapped before I offered. Sampaloc

There is simple word play here; the beginning and end of the riddle give the word S(in)ampal-oc. The Sampaloc is a fruit tree.

NOTES

[1] A species of bambu; firm, slender and high.

[2] a flower.

End of Project Gutenberg's A Little Book of Filipino Riddles, by Various