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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.
