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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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 *<font size=5>In Chavacano or chabacano of Zamboanga: '''[[Adivinanza-]]'''</font>
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+:Adivinanza de chavacano:
+*[[Cosa-|Cosa]] papel si denoche, [[lapis-|lapis]] si de dia. What is paper at night and pencil during the day.
+**Petate - Mat
+*[[Alboroto-|Alboroto]] si bajo, [[Calma-|Calma]] si [[hondo-|hondo]]. Noisy when shallow; Quiet when deep.
+**Rio - river
+*[[Taqui-|Taqui]] ya, taqui ya, Pero no ta [[mira-|mira]]. It's already here, it's already here. But you can't see it.
+**Aire o viento - [Air or wind]
+*Cual [[pono-|pono]] na monte, tiene [[rama-|ramas]], nuay [[hojas-|hojas]]? What’s that tree in the mountain which has branches but no leaves?
+**Venao - deer
+*[[Cielo-|Cielo]] arriba, cielo [[abajo-|abajo]], agua na [[medio-|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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