Zamboangas Literary Forms in different Genres

Riddles
1.
Un canastro de prutas, si denoche ta man calayad, si dedia recujido.
(A basket of fruits where at night they are scatted but during the
daythey become well-arranged.)
-Estrellas
(Stars)
2.
Tiene un pono, ta com de suyo mismo cuerpo.
(
Theres t
ree that eats up its own trunk.)
Candela
(Candle)
3.
Mucho sila man hermano y hermana, todo cuga
.(There are many siblings but all of them are being strangled.)
Escoba
(Broom)
4.
Tagia, que tagia hende ta penetra.
(You slash and slash it, but it cannot be cut.)
-Agua
(Water)
5.
Si ta juga bola el mana anghel, ta pueda oi entero mundo.
(When the angels play with balls, the whole world hears them.)

Trueno
(Thunder)
6.
Taqui ya le, taqui ya le pero no puede mira
(
There it is, there it is but still you don
t see it)
-Aire
(Air/Wind)
7.
Completo su persona pero no hay sirvi.
(Its personality is complete but it is useless.)
-Letrato
(Picture)
8.
Cielo arriba, cielo abajo, agua entremedio
(Heaven above, heaven below, water in the middle)
Coco
(Coconut)
9.
Media coco, ta camina por la noche
(Half coconut walks at night.)
-Luna
(Moon)
10.
Si dedia abierto, si denoche tucap
(At night it is closed, during the day it is opened.)
-Ventana
(Window)

Submitted By: Aljon Laureta

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