Langit ngato, langit baba, danom ti tengana.

(Iloc.--also Pang., Tag.) Niog

Sky above, sky below, water in the middle.

Cocoanut

121.

 

Danum sadi Minimin, di mastrec ti angin.

(Iloc.) Niog

The water of Minimin, the wind cannot reach it.

Cocoanut

122.

Sang bata pa maniuang, anay sang tigulang na matamboc.

(Bis.) Lubi

When young he is lean, but when he becomes old he is fat.

Cocoanut

The meat of the cocoanut grows in thickness.

123.

Tatlong bundok ang tinibag bago dumating nang dagat.

(Tag.) Niog

Three mountains were blown down before they reached the sea.

Cocoanut

The husk, the sh.e.l.l, and the meat are pa.s.sed to reach the water within.

124.

Pispisi a dalayap nagcatlo nagcapat.

(Iloc.) Buquel ti capas

A half-lemon divides into three or four.

Fruit of cotton

125.

Adda maysa nga banga nga ba.s.sit; Napno ti bato nga baba.s.sit.

(Iloc.--also Pang.) Bayabas

Here is a little pot; it is full of small stones.

Guava

126.

Aling cacania dito sa mundo ang nacalabas ang buto?

(Tag.) Kasoy

Which of his brothers in this world has his bones outside?

Kasoy

A fruit, the hard seed of which projects entirely beyond its outer surface.

127.

Isang ungoy nakaupo sa lusong.

(Tag.) Kasoy

One monkey sitting on a mortar.

Kasoy

The seed of the _balubad_ or Kasoy suggests the figure.

128.

Babuy sa pulo, ang balahibu ay paco.

(Tag.) Langca

Wild hog, whose hairs are nails.

Langca

129.

Pobre ti rabaona mayaman ti onegna.

(Iloc.) Langca

Poor outside, rich within.

Langca

130.

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