About the Climate, Weather and Elements (Floods, Wind, Rain, Moon):
1. Baston ni San Jose
Hindi maisip
Ulan
Staff of Saint Joseph
Could not be counted
Rain
2. Hindi man pilak, indi man bulawan
Pero nagasiga
Adlaw
Not silver and not even gold,
But it is glittering and shimmering
Sun
3. Bati-on apang hindi makita
Makita apang hindi bati-on.
Daguob kag kilat
It can be heard but not cannot be seen
It can be seen but cannot be heard
Thunder and Lightning
4. Natao ako sa aga
Kag napatay sa hapon
Apang ako ang kalipay
Sa tanan nga dutan-on
Ang pagbutlak kag pagtunod sang Adlaw
I was born in the morning
And died in the afternoon
But I am the happiness
Of everything on earth or earthly
The rising and setting of the sun or
Sunrise and Sunset
5. Ara na, ara na.
Pero hindi makita
Hangin
It is here, it is here
But cannot be seen.
Wind
About Personal Stuff or Objects:
1. Duha ka sakayan
May isa ka kapitan.
Sapatos
Two boats
With one captain.
Shoe
2. Isa ka gatos nga mag-utod
Isa lang ang pusod.
Payong
One hundred siblings
Only one navel.
Umbrella
3. Kon iduso mo mahimo nga payag
Kon butongon mo mahimo nga daw pusil.
Payong
If you push it will look like a hut
If you pull it will look like a gun.
Umbrella
About the Time:
1. May isa ka kahoy nga magayon
Nga may napulog duha ka sanga
Apat ka bulak sa tag-iya
Kag ini may tagpito ka dahon.
Kalendaryo
There is a beautiful tree
With twelve branches
Four flowers for the owner
And it has seven leaves each.
Calendar
2. May kahoy akong nabal-an
Pito ang iya sanga
Ang kada sanga duha ka pulo
Kag apat ang dahon itom.
Isa ka semana
There is a tree I know
It has seven branches
Each branch has twenty-four black leaves.
A week
3. Napulo kag duha ka soldado
Duha ka kabo.
Orasan
Twelve soldiers
Two chief boss.
Clock
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Paktakon or Riddles Part II
About Resting, Siesta and Relaxation:
1. Anano yadtong hampangan
Ang lawas katingalahan
Buktot sa likod, lupyak ang tiyan
Timbang ang ulo nga may
apat ka sungay.
Tumubo ang apat
Ka dalunggan nga nahamtangan
Sang duha ka ikug magtimbang.
Duyan
What is that toy
Its body is strangely unusual
It is hunchback, hollow stomach
Balance head with four horns
The four ear grows
which was placed with
Two tails in both sides.
Hammock
2. Bulag nga waay guya
Kamut, kag tiil apang may
Lawas kag bayo.
Ulunan
Blind without a face
Hands and feel but with
Body and dress
Pillow
About Church and Religion:
1. Tatlo ka butones
Apat ang uhales.
Santo Kristo
Three buttons
Four button holes
Crucifix
About Objects Used in the House and At Work:
1. Manaog basiyo
Magsaka kargado.
Timba
It goes down empty
It goes up full
A bucket or pail
2. Saya ni Santa Maria
Sarisari ang duag niya
Halayan
Skirt of Santa Maria
Has different colors
Clothes line or long string on which clothes are hang
3. Diutay pa si Toto
Makahibalo na mamuno.
Dagom
Toto is still small or young
Already knows to stab or pierce
Needle
4. Nagadalagan nga nagahirihiri
Nagalaylay iya tinae.
Makina
Running while laughing
It's intestine is hanging
Sewing Machine
5. Manok sa Maynila
Madasig magtuka
Makina
Chicken in Manila
Fast to peck with its beak
Sewing Machine
1. Anano yadtong hampangan
Ang lawas katingalahan
Buktot sa likod, lupyak ang tiyan
Timbang ang ulo nga may
apat ka sungay.
Tumubo ang apat
Ka dalunggan nga nahamtangan
Sang duha ka ikug magtimbang.
Duyan
What is that toy
Its body is strangely unusual
It is hunchback, hollow stomach
Balance head with four horns
The four ear grows
which was placed with
Two tails in both sides.
Hammock
2. Bulag nga waay guya
Kamut, kag tiil apang may
Lawas kag bayo.
Ulunan
Blind without a face
Hands and feel but with
Body and dress
Pillow
About Church and Religion:
1. Tatlo ka butones
Apat ang uhales.
Santo Kristo
Three buttons
Four button holes
Crucifix
About Objects Used in the House and At Work:
1. Manaog basiyo
Magsaka kargado.
Timba
It goes down empty
It goes up full
A bucket or pail
2. Saya ni Santa Maria
Sarisari ang duag niya
Halayan
Skirt of Santa Maria
Has different colors
Clothes line or long string on which clothes are hang
3. Diutay pa si Toto
Makahibalo na mamuno.
Dagom
Toto is still small or young
Already knows to stab or pierce
Needle
4. Nagadalagan nga nagahirihiri
Nagalaylay iya tinae.
Makina
Running while laughing
It's intestine is hanging
Sewing Machine
5. Manok sa Maynila
Madasig magtuka
Makina
Chicken in Manila
Fast to peck with its beak
Sewing Machine
Monday, June 20, 2016
Paktakon or Riddles Part I
About Human Anatomy:
1. Duha ka balay-balay
Puno sang balahibo.
Ilong
Two small huts
Full of hairs.
Nose
2. Balay ni Esok tuwad.
Ilong
House of Esok bending back
Nose
3. Kon aga nagakamang
Kon udto nagatindog
Kon hapon nagapungko.
Tao
In the morning it is crawling.
At noon standing
In the afternoon it is sitting.
Human
4. May isa ako ka amigo
Upod sa akon bisan diin ako makadto
Landong
I have a friend
Who goes with me wherever I go
Shadow
5. Manubu nga bukid
Indi makita sang mga mata
Agtang
Low mountain
But cannot be seen by the eyes
Forehead and eyebrow
6. Napulo sila ka mag-utod
Pulos sila may kalo.
Tudlo
They are ten siblings
All of them has hats.
Fingers
7. Nagapasilong apang basa.
Dila
Sheltering yet wet
Tongue
8. Pakpak nga pakpak
Indi bation sa pihak.
Kisap sang Mata
Flapping of wings
Could not be heard on the other end
Blinking of an eye
9. Ang madalum nga bubon
Puno sing hinganiban.
Baba
The deep well
Full of weapon
Mouth
About Food and Drinks:
1. Natawo pero hindi mahibal-an
Kung babae o lalaki
Itlog
It was born but it could not be determined
If its a female or male
Egg
2. Na-anak na pero
Wala pa matawo
Itlog
It has been hatched
But yet to be born
Egg
3. Balay sang Kastila
Wala sing bintana.
Itlog
House of Spanish
No windows
Egg
4. Anano yadtong barato na naging mahal
Mahal nga labing barato
Tubi
What is that affordable became expensive
Expensive which is so affordable
Water
About Tools, Equipment in Cooking, Food:
1. Ang isa ka utod kawayan
Ang isa ka utod kalubihan.
Luwag
One piece bamboo
Another piece coconut.
Ladle
2. Kon gutom mahipos
Kon busog magahod
Kudkuran
Silent when hungry
Noisy when full.
Kudkuran or local grater or shredder
3. Kabayo nga katingalahan
Indi magkaon
Kon indi sakyan.
Kudkuran
An unusual horse
It won't eat
Until it was ridden
Kudkuran or local grater or shredder
4. Uyatan mo ang ikug ko
Masalum ako.
Luwag
Hold my tail.
I will dive in
Ladle
5. Matahum nga dalaga
Makita katlo ka beses sa isa ka adlaw.
Pinggan
A beautiful lady
Can be seen three times a dat
Plates
6. Malambot sang kamut ang isa ka bagay
Apang nagagamit man sang sini gyapon si Tatay.
Kimpit sa baga
An object can be reached by the hands
But still Father is still using this.
A pair of pincers or tweezers for ember or other object
1. Duha ka balay-balay
Puno sang balahibo.
Ilong
Two small huts
Full of hairs.
Nose
2. Balay ni Esok tuwad.
Ilong
House of Esok bending back
Nose
3. Kon aga nagakamang
Kon udto nagatindog
Kon hapon nagapungko.
Tao
In the morning it is crawling.
At noon standing
In the afternoon it is sitting.
Human
4. May isa ako ka amigo
Upod sa akon bisan diin ako makadto
Landong
I have a friend
Who goes with me wherever I go
Shadow
5. Manubu nga bukid
Indi makita sang mga mata
Agtang
Low mountain
But cannot be seen by the eyes
Forehead and eyebrow
6. Napulo sila ka mag-utod
Pulos sila may kalo.
Tudlo
They are ten siblings
All of them has hats.
Fingers
7. Nagapasilong apang basa.
Dila
Sheltering yet wet
Tongue
8. Pakpak nga pakpak
Indi bation sa pihak.
Kisap sang Mata
Flapping of wings
Could not be heard on the other end
Blinking of an eye
9. Ang madalum nga bubon
Puno sing hinganiban.
Baba
The deep well
Full of weapon
Mouth
About Food and Drinks:
1. Natawo pero hindi mahibal-an
Kung babae o lalaki
Itlog
It was born but it could not be determined
If its a female or male
Egg
2. Na-anak na pero
Wala pa matawo
Itlog
It has been hatched
But yet to be born
Egg
3. Balay sang Kastila
Wala sing bintana.
Itlog
House of Spanish
No windows
Egg
4. Anano yadtong barato na naging mahal
Mahal nga labing barato
Tubi
What is that affordable became expensive
Expensive which is so affordable
Water
About Tools, Equipment in Cooking, Food:
1. Ang isa ka utod kawayan
Ang isa ka utod kalubihan.
Luwag
One piece bamboo
Another piece coconut.
Ladle
2. Kon gutom mahipos
Kon busog magahod
Kudkuran
Silent when hungry
Noisy when full.
Kudkuran or local grater or shredder
3. Kabayo nga katingalahan
Indi magkaon
Kon indi sakyan.
Kudkuran
An unusual horse
It won't eat
Until it was ridden
Kudkuran or local grater or shredder
4. Uyatan mo ang ikug ko
Masalum ako.
Luwag
Hold my tail.
I will dive in
Ladle
5. Matahum nga dalaga
Makita katlo ka beses sa isa ka adlaw.
Pinggan
A beautiful lady
Can be seen three times a dat
Plates
6. Malambot sang kamut ang isa ka bagay
Apang nagagamit man sang sini gyapon si Tatay.
Kimpit sa baga
An object can be reached by the hands
But still Father is still using this.
A pair of pincers or tweezers for ember or other object
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Paktakon or Riddles Introduction
Riddles are phrases or sentences that is arranged in a poetic form and describes a puzzle. It is a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require
ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a
game. Nothing is not covered by the riddles as it subjects or topics are wide range. It is undeniable that outlining or creating a riddle requires a sharp mind, attention to details and the ability to recognize the natural objects of assignment aside from the richness of vocabulary. The game of riddles is widespread throughout the island and expresses the fondness of the feelings and mind and richness of imagination and idea of every barangays or race which created the riddles.
The guessing game of riddles is not new to the Ilonggos. It is also a part of their lives. At home, in school, during a wake, the riddles are being played and recited.
The paktakon, Hiligaynon term for riddles is grouped together in different categories, like for example the puzzles about plants, animals, climate and weather, tools or equipment and many others etc.
Here are the riddles and their answers:
Riddles About Plants, Trees, Seeds and Fruits:
1. Nanaog si Santa Maria
Pula ang iya saya.
Puso sang Saging
Santa Maria went down
Red is her skirt
Banana Heart
2. Diutay nga tabig
Buta sang kwarta
Katumbal
Small tabig basket
Full of money
Chili
3. Maitum nga bulbulon
Mapula kon burikaton.
Istewetes
Black and feathery
Reddish when split open.
Annato Seeds
4. Sang diutay alibangbang
Sang nagdaku latigo
Balatong or hantak beans
Butterfly when it's still small
Whip it grows up
Balatong or hantak beans
5. Anano yadtong kaliwatan
nga katingalahan
Ang iya iloy nga nagakamang pa
Ang ila nga anak nagapungko na.
Kalabasa
What is that strange family
The mother is still crawling
Their children are now sitting.
Squash
6. Isa ka hutlog nga ngipon
Naputos sang papel.
Luy-a
A lengthwise of teeth
Wrapped by paper.
Ginger
7. Ang diotay nga lata
Ang sulod liso.
Langka
Small can
Inside are seeds
Jackfruit
8. Ang sagwa ginakaon
Ang sulod ginahaboy
Mais
The outside is eaten
The inside is thrown
Corn / Maize
9. May tinirohay sa bilog nga gab-i
Apang wala sang may nasamad
Sinanlag nga mais
There is a gun fighting throughout the whole night
However no one is injured.
Grilled corn
10. Ang dagat ginputos sang langit
Ang langit ginputos sang tul-an
Ang tul-an ginputos sang bulbol
Ang bulbol ginputos sang panit.
Lubi
The sea was wrapped by heaven
The heaven was wrapped by bones
The bones was wrapped by feathers
The feathers was wrapped by skin.
Coconut
11. Ang tubi ginputos sang unod
Ang unod ginputos sang tul-an
Ang tul-an ginputos sang panit.
Lubi
The water is wrapped by meat
The meat is wrapped by bones
The bones is wrapped by skin.
Coconut
12. Sa init nagakalipay
Sa tugnaw nagakalaya
Akasya
Happy in the heat of the sun
Withered in coldness
Acacia Tree
13. Puno niya kanyon
Paklang lagari
Dahon espada
Bunga bala.
Buri
The branch is cannon
Twigs is saw
Leaves is sword
Fruit is bullet
Palm Tree / Buri
14. Lumumpat si pirik-pirik
Nanumpa nga indi magbalik.
Dahon nga laya
Pirik-pirik jumped
Swearing not to return.
Withered leaf
About Animals and Insect:
1. Nanay niya manyika
Bata niya kantura.
Nayon kag idik
Mother is a doll
The child is a female singer
Pig / Sow and piglet
2. Diutay pa si Inday
Makahibalo magsaka sa lubi.
Subay
Inday is still small
She knows how to climb a coconut tree
Ant
The guessing game of riddles is not new to the Ilonggos. It is also a part of their lives. At home, in school, during a wake, the riddles are being played and recited.
The paktakon, Hiligaynon term for riddles is grouped together in different categories, like for example the puzzles about plants, animals, climate and weather, tools or equipment and many others etc.
Here are the riddles and their answers:
Riddles About Plants, Trees, Seeds and Fruits:
1. Nanaog si Santa Maria
Pula ang iya saya.
Puso sang Saging
Santa Maria went down
Red is her skirt
Banana Heart
2. Diutay nga tabig
Buta sang kwarta
Katumbal
Small tabig basket
Full of money
Chili
3. Maitum nga bulbulon
Mapula kon burikaton.
Istewetes
Black and feathery
Reddish when split open.
Annato Seeds
4. Sang diutay alibangbang
Sang nagdaku latigo
Balatong or hantak beans
Butterfly when it's still small
Whip it grows up
Balatong or hantak beans
5. Anano yadtong kaliwatan
nga katingalahan
Ang iya iloy nga nagakamang pa
Ang ila nga anak nagapungko na.
Kalabasa
What is that strange family
The mother is still crawling
Their children are now sitting.
Squash
6. Isa ka hutlog nga ngipon
Naputos sang papel.
Luy-a
A lengthwise of teeth
Wrapped by paper.
Ginger
7. Ang diotay nga lata
Ang sulod liso.
Langka
Small can
Inside are seeds
Jackfruit
8. Ang sagwa ginakaon
Ang sulod ginahaboy
Mais
The outside is eaten
The inside is thrown
Corn / Maize
9. May tinirohay sa bilog nga gab-i
Apang wala sang may nasamad
Sinanlag nga mais
There is a gun fighting throughout the whole night
However no one is injured.
Grilled corn
10. Ang dagat ginputos sang langit
Ang langit ginputos sang tul-an
Ang tul-an ginputos sang bulbol
Ang bulbol ginputos sang panit.
Lubi
The sea was wrapped by heaven
The heaven was wrapped by bones
The bones was wrapped by feathers
The feathers was wrapped by skin.
Coconut
11. Ang tubi ginputos sang unod
Ang unod ginputos sang tul-an
Ang tul-an ginputos sang panit.
Lubi
The water is wrapped by meat
The meat is wrapped by bones
The bones is wrapped by skin.
Coconut
12. Sa init nagakalipay
Sa tugnaw nagakalaya
Akasya
Happy in the heat of the sun
Withered in coldness
Acacia Tree
13. Puno niya kanyon
Paklang lagari
Dahon espada
Bunga bala.
Buri
The branch is cannon
Twigs is saw
Leaves is sword
Fruit is bullet
Palm Tree / Buri
14. Lumumpat si pirik-pirik
Nanumpa nga indi magbalik.
Dahon nga laya
Pirik-pirik jumped
Swearing not to return.
Withered leaf
About Animals and Insect:
1. Nanay niya manyika
Bata niya kantura.
Nayon kag idik
Mother is a doll
The child is a female singer
Pig / Sow and piglet
2. Diutay pa si Inday
Makahibalo magsaka sa lubi.
Subay
Inday is still small
She knows how to climb a coconut tree
Ant
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Hulobaton or Proverbs IV
Proverbs About Reverence and Good Upbringing
1. Ang mahakug
Madalin madunlan.
A person who is greedy
Can easily be choked up.
2. Sobra nga dali
Makadto sa kuri.
Too hasty or too in a hurry
Will go too slowly.
3. Bisan wala sing tinun-an
Kon may pinanilagan.
Even if someone is not educated enough,
If there's a learning from observing.
* this particular proverb is about manners and breeding.
4. Nalagyo sa kalaha
Tumupa sa baga
Run away from cooking pot
End up in ember
5. Ang suba nga magahud manabaw;
Ang suba nga malinong madalum.
A noisy river is shallow;
A silent river is deep.
6. Ang mga palakutso kutso
Alonga-ug ang ulo.
Those who likes to gossip
Have crazy minds.
7. Ang tao nga butigon
Dili gid pagpatihon
People who lies
Should never be believed
8. Kon magpati ka sing sudyot
Wala ka sing binubuot.
If you believe in rumors
You have no common sense.
9. Ang tao nga palasumbong
Malain sing tagipusuon.
A person who always complains or accuses
Has a bad heart.
10. Alason mo anay ang imo ikug
Kag mag-alas sang iya sang iban.
Wind up your tail first
Before you wind up the tails of others.
11. Kon dili uyon sa imo
Indi pagbuhaton sa iba.
If you don't want to be done unto you,
Don't do it unto others.
12. Ang tao nga matinaas-taason
Dali masumpo
A person who is haughty or snobbish
Can easily be blunted or dull
13. Ang kamatayon malas-ay
Kon wala sing kabangdanan.
Death is tasteless
If there is no reason.
Proverbs With Some Sounds of Jest:
1. Ang komersiante labing
butigon pa sa Ati.
A merchant is a better
liar than the Ati.
*ati - is an indigenous aboriginal tribes living in the hinterlands and mountainous parts of Panay and can be found in other parts of the country.
2. Nagasiling nga indi
Apang naga panagitlon.
Someone is saying no
However having a hard time swallowing.
3. Anhon si kagayon kon wala
sulod si kulon.
What is beauty if
the pot is empty.
4. Ang maayo nga asawa
Sa balay sang iya bana muchacha
Apang sa taguipuso-on sang iya bana
Isa sia ka reyna.
A good wife
In the house of her husband she is a servant
But in the heart of her husband
She is a queen.
5. Mapungas ang baha
Indi ang baba.
Flood is deep
Not the mouth.
6. Ang gugma sang mga ulay
Matam-is nga daw kalamay
Ang gugma sang mga balo
Makid-ol nga marabo-rabo.
The love of the virgins
Is sweet like sugar
The love of the widows
is well done and savory.
* kíd-ol - Cooked to a turn, neither too hard nor too soft, but just right, well-done, said of eatables; to be or become nice, tasty, etc.
* rabo - Tastiness, quality of being savoury; to be tasty, toothsome; to become savoury (said of fruit, tubers, squashes and the like). (labó id.).
7. Ang tao nga bugalon
Ang ulo dapawon.
A proud person
It's head is full of lice.
* dápaw - A small insect often to be found in hens' nests and causing a peculiar itch, if it gets on human skin. Also verb. Butangí sing ádgaw ang pugarán sang ímo manók, agud índì pagabután sang dápaw or agúd índì pagdapáwan. Put some adgao—leaves into your hens' nests, so that the dápao-insect may not infest them.
8. Mabudlay pukawon
Ang tao nga nagamata.
It's difficult to wake up
A person who is waking up.
9. Ang tao nga mapinatihon
Nagasaut nga wala sing sonata.
An obedient person
Is dancing without music.
10. Ang tao nga mahakug
Wala pagkabusog.
A person who consumes too much
Are never satiated.
11. Makitid sang agtang
Malip-ut sing panumduman.
Narrow forehead
Has a short or narrow mind.
12. Ang tao nga putot
Kon indi palawakal palasaut.
A midget or short person
Loves dancing if not talkative.
13. Bisan maguba ang langit
Kon dili ako maipit.
Even if the heaven is destroyed
As long as I am not squeezed or pressed between
14. Ang manok nga makaitlog
Nagakutak-kutak.
A hen that can lay eggs
Is cackling.
Proverbs About Life's General Truth:
1. Mahapus ang mag-anak
Mabudlay ang magpadaku.
It is easy to give birth
Difficult to raise a child.
2. Ang kalipay agi
Ang kasakit pirme.
Happiness is temporary
Misery is often.
3. Hinugay pili kay basi
Makadto ka sa pasi.
Don't be so choosy or picky,
Else you will end up with rejects or residue.
*pasi - Unhulled rice mixed with hulled rice after pounding.
4. Ang bulawan kag saway
Indi magsimpunanay.
The gold and brass or bronze
Could not be combined.
5. Dili ang tanan nga
Nagaidlak kay bulawan.
Not everything that
Glitters is gold.
6. Tawo nga may kasaypanan
Iya kalas, iya dalagan.
Person with defects
His undoing or untying, his running.
7. Ang pangabuhi may hunas
May taob.
Life has low (ebbing) and high tide.
8. Ang dingding may dalunggan.
The wall has ears.
9. Ang kada tawo may ikog.
Every person has a tail.
10. Ang kalibutan daw ariring
Sa hinali mapaibabaw.
The world is like a wheel
In an instance it will go up.
11. Kon diin ang sanga nagahoyhoy
Dira nagahuyog ang kahoy.
Wherever the branch is clinging or dangling
There is the tree rooting or staying.
12. Wala sing madasig
Nga dili paghapu-on.
No one who is fast and quick
That will never pant or gasp for breath.
13. Karon imo pa
Buas akon na.
Today is still yours
Tomorrow it will be mine.
14. Ang tao nga wala sing pilak
Daw pispis nga wala sing pakpak.
A person without a silver
Is like a bird without wings.
15. Kon madamo ang maestro
Maupos ang pinirito.
If there are lots of teacher / chef
The frying will get burnt.
17. Ang kagamo magakadto gid
sa matawhay.
The tumult or trouble will really
go into peace and tranquility.
18. Ang tao nga mapinulugnon
mabinuhaton.
A person
is also a doer.
19. Ang isda indi madakop
Sa ikug kundi sa baba.
The fish could not be caught
by the tail but by mouth.
20. Masakit sing hinambalan
Malain ang madangatan.
Hurtful in words or in saying
It will have a bad precedent.
21. Ang kalampay sa buho
Dili makagat kon dili pagkuhiton.
The crab in the hole
Will not bite if not touched
22. Ang sab-a dili magbunga
sang lisohan.
The sab-a banana will not
bear a seed fruit.
23. Ang diotay nga kaalam
Madali sa katalagman
A little knowledge
Would be near to peril.
24. Dili maka-angay ang
Bulawan sa saway
It is not equal or not alike
Gold in Brass or Bronze
25. Ang balay nga may kalamay
Guina-amag sang subay.
The house that has sugar
Attracts or lure some ants.
26. Sanglit kay baga
Maga-inggat gid.
Since its ember
It will really glimmer.
1. Ang mahakug
Madalin madunlan.
A person who is greedy
Can easily be choked up.
2. Sobra nga dali
Makadto sa kuri.
Too hasty or too in a hurry
Will go too slowly.
3. Bisan wala sing tinun-an
Kon may pinanilagan.
Even if someone is not educated enough,
If there's a learning from observing.
* this particular proverb is about manners and breeding.
4. Nalagyo sa kalaha
Tumupa sa baga
Run away from cooking pot
End up in ember
5. Ang suba nga magahud manabaw;
Ang suba nga malinong madalum.
A noisy river is shallow;
A silent river is deep.
6. Ang mga palakutso kutso
Alonga-ug ang ulo.
Those who likes to gossip
Have crazy minds.
7. Ang tao nga butigon
Dili gid pagpatihon
People who lies
Should never be believed
8. Kon magpati ka sing sudyot
Wala ka sing binubuot.
If you believe in rumors
You have no common sense.
9. Ang tao nga palasumbong
Malain sing tagipusuon.
A person who always complains or accuses
Has a bad heart.
10. Alason mo anay ang imo ikug
Kag mag-alas sang iya sang iban.
Wind up your tail first
Before you wind up the tails of others.
11. Kon dili uyon sa imo
Indi pagbuhaton sa iba.
If you don't want to be done unto you,
Don't do it unto others.
12. Ang tao nga matinaas-taason
Dali masumpo
A person who is haughty or snobbish
Can easily be blunted or dull
13. Ang kamatayon malas-ay
Kon wala sing kabangdanan.
Death is tasteless
If there is no reason.
Proverbs With Some Sounds of Jest:
1. Ang komersiante labing
butigon pa sa Ati.
A merchant is a better
liar than the Ati.
*ati - is an indigenous aboriginal tribes living in the hinterlands and mountainous parts of Panay and can be found in other parts of the country.
2. Nagasiling nga indi
Apang naga panagitlon.
Someone is saying no
However having a hard time swallowing.
3. Anhon si kagayon kon wala
sulod si kulon.
What is beauty if
the pot is empty.
4. Ang maayo nga asawa
Sa balay sang iya bana muchacha
Apang sa taguipuso-on sang iya bana
Isa sia ka reyna.
A good wife
In the house of her husband she is a servant
But in the heart of her husband
She is a queen.
5. Mapungas ang baha
Indi ang baba.
Flood is deep
Not the mouth.
6. Ang gugma sang mga ulay
Matam-is nga daw kalamay
Ang gugma sang mga balo
Makid-ol nga marabo-rabo.
The love of the virgins
Is sweet like sugar
The love of the widows
is well done and savory.
* kíd-ol - Cooked to a turn, neither too hard nor too soft, but just right, well-done, said of eatables; to be or become nice, tasty, etc.
* rabo - Tastiness, quality of being savoury; to be tasty, toothsome; to become savoury (said of fruit, tubers, squashes and the like). (labó id.).
7. Ang tao nga bugalon
Ang ulo dapawon.
A proud person
It's head is full of lice.
* dápaw - A small insect often to be found in hens' nests and causing a peculiar itch, if it gets on human skin. Also verb. Butangí sing ádgaw ang pugarán sang ímo manók, agud índì pagabután sang dápaw or agúd índì pagdapáwan. Put some adgao—leaves into your hens' nests, so that the dápao-insect may not infest them.
8. Mabudlay pukawon
Ang tao nga nagamata.
It's difficult to wake up
A person who is waking up.
9. Ang tao nga mapinatihon
Nagasaut nga wala sing sonata.
An obedient person
Is dancing without music.
10. Ang tao nga mahakug
Wala pagkabusog.
A person who consumes too much
Are never satiated.
11. Makitid sang agtang
Malip-ut sing panumduman.
Narrow forehead
Has a short or narrow mind.
12. Ang tao nga putot
Kon indi palawakal palasaut.
A midget or short person
Loves dancing if not talkative.
13. Bisan maguba ang langit
Kon dili ako maipit.
Even if the heaven is destroyed
As long as I am not squeezed or pressed between
14. Ang manok nga makaitlog
Nagakutak-kutak.
A hen that can lay eggs
Is cackling.
Proverbs About Life's General Truth:
1. Mahapus ang mag-anak
Mabudlay ang magpadaku.
It is easy to give birth
Difficult to raise a child.
2. Ang kalipay agi
Ang kasakit pirme.
Happiness is temporary
Misery is often.
3. Hinugay pili kay basi
Makadto ka sa pasi.
Don't be so choosy or picky,
Else you will end up with rejects or residue.
*pasi - Unhulled rice mixed with hulled rice after pounding.
4. Ang bulawan kag saway
Indi magsimpunanay.
The gold and brass or bronze
Could not be combined.
5. Dili ang tanan nga
Nagaidlak kay bulawan.
Not everything that
Glitters is gold.
6. Tawo nga may kasaypanan
Iya kalas, iya dalagan.
Person with defects
His undoing or untying, his running.
7. Ang pangabuhi may hunas
May taob.
Life has low (ebbing) and high tide.
8. Ang dingding may dalunggan.
The wall has ears.
9. Ang kada tawo may ikog.
Every person has a tail.
10. Ang kalibutan daw ariring
Sa hinali mapaibabaw.
The world is like a wheel
In an instance it will go up.
11. Kon diin ang sanga nagahoyhoy
Dira nagahuyog ang kahoy.
Wherever the branch is clinging or dangling
There is the tree rooting or staying.
12. Wala sing madasig
Nga dili paghapu-on.
No one who is fast and quick
That will never pant or gasp for breath.
13. Karon imo pa
Buas akon na.
Today is still yours
Tomorrow it will be mine.
14. Ang tao nga wala sing pilak
Daw pispis nga wala sing pakpak.
A person without a silver
Is like a bird without wings.
15. Kon madamo ang maestro
Maupos ang pinirito.
If there are lots of teacher / chef
The frying will get burnt.
17. Ang kagamo magakadto gid
sa matawhay.
The tumult or trouble will really
go into peace and tranquility.
18. Ang tao nga mapinulugnon
mabinuhaton.
A person
is also a doer.
19. Ang isda indi madakop
Sa ikug kundi sa baba.
The fish could not be caught
by the tail but by mouth.
20. Masakit sing hinambalan
Malain ang madangatan.
Hurtful in words or in saying
It will have a bad precedent.
21. Ang kalampay sa buho
Dili makagat kon dili pagkuhiton.
The crab in the hole
Will not bite if not touched
22. Ang sab-a dili magbunga
sang lisohan.
The sab-a banana will not
bear a seed fruit.
23. Ang diotay nga kaalam
Madali sa katalagman
A little knowledge
Would be near to peril.
24. Dili maka-angay ang
Bulawan sa saway
It is not equal or not alike
Gold in Brass or Bronze
25. Ang balay nga may kalamay
Guina-amag sang subay.
The house that has sugar
Attracts or lure some ants.
26. Sanglit kay baga
Maga-inggat gid.
Since its ember
It will really glimmer.
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