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Riddles in chavacano – Adivinanza de chavacano

Adivinanza de chavacano:

  • Cosa papel si denoche, lapis si de dia. What is paper at night and pencil during the day.
    • Petate – Mat
  • Alboroto si bajo, Calma si hondo. Noisy when shallow; Quiet when deep.
    • Rio – river
  • Taqui ya, taqui ya, Pero no ta mira. It’s already here, it’s already here. But you can’t see it.
    • Aire o viento – [Air or wind]
  • Cual pono na monte, tiene ramas, nuay hojas? What’s that tree in the mountain which has branches but no leaves?
    • Venao – deer
  • Cielo arriba, cielo abajo, agua na medio. Sky above, sky below, water in the middle.
    • Coco – Coconut
  • Tiene un pono, ta come de suyo mismo cuerpo. There’s a tree that eats up its own trunk.
    • Candela – Candle
  • Tiene lang un diente mi lola. Ta oi todo el gente, si ele ta grita. My grandma has but one tooth. Yet everyone hears her when she shouts.
    • Campana – Church bell
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