ll of pins.
Bangcol
It is like a round ball stuck with pins.
117.
Dinan yan penalsay Dios ya loab tod tabla it say paoay toel equet.
(Pang.) Cabatite
What creature of God is smooth inside but like a net outside?
A fruit. Cabatite
118.
Agbibitin a sinanlagangan.
(Iloc.) Damortis
Hanging like a pot-rest.
Camachilis (fruit)
119.
Balay ni Santa Ana nalicmut ti caramba.
(Iloc.) Niog
Santa Ana's house is surrounded by a jar.
Cocoanut
120.
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 shell, and the meat are passed 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 bassit; Napno ti bato nga babassit.
(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.
Tinadtad ti rabaona, lauya ti onegna.
(Iloc.,--also Pang.) Langca
Minced outside; _lauya_ within.
Langca
_Lauya_; meat on bones, thoroughly cooked in water with vinegar
and spices. Langca is a large sort of breadfruit.
131.
Agbibitin
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