An Instructional Material for the Kalanguya Community A collection of Kalanguya Riddles with answers

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This Material is developed and/or compiled by:
MARIVIC S. KINDAHAN
Teacher I
Nansiakan National High School
ROGER S. SEBASTIAN, Ph. D.
Head Teacher V/ Officer-in-Charge
Consultant
Contributors:
NANSIAKAN, LATBANG AND PINAYAG
CULTURE-BEARERS
Through the following students:
ROEL M. PULIDO
DELIA B. DUMULPAN
RONA PEDRO
EDEN DALISDIS
NOVELYN DIDIC
FLORENDA FERNANDEZ
FLORDELIZA MOLINTAS
ROMMEL ACOY
MICHAEL TINDAAN
MELVIN ABLUYAN
RENE CARINGPAL
JACINTO ABLUYAN
INTRODUCTION

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Indigenous Peoples Education reverted Teachers and students
mind alike. It made a sudden twist but strengthened the vision
and mission of the Deped.
As a teacher in a Kalanguya Community, it is a challenge for
me on how to help implement this IPED Program. Nevertheless, I
thought of a very simple way with the blessing of my School
Head, Dr. Roger S. Sebastian.
Literature is life. This is true even with the Kalanguya People.
It is explicitly reflected in their way of life or practices. Some of
which, are the richness of their oral folk tales, fables, short stories,
chants, riddles, songs and many more. They use these things to
educate their children with the Natural Law (Likas na Batas
Moral) as they instill in them the values they need to learn.
The thing is, these literary pieces are orally passed on and
with the advent of extremely high technologies and so many
concerns, many of which are already buried in the culture-bearers
modern mind.
Subsequently, Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd) sparkled
as a glimmer of hope because these becoming-extinct-rich-
cultures could be possibly salvaged against forgetful minds, be
restored and survive through ethno-researches and other means
such as this.
This material is developed mainly to preserve and enrich
the Kalanguya literary pieces and to be utilized in classroom

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instruction. For the writer personally believes that learning will
easily take place when culture and curriculum merges.
- Marivic S. Kindahan
BUNBUNTIYA (Kalanguya RIDDLES)
Bunbuntiya or tattamma is a kalanguya term for riddles.
For the Kalanguyas, sharing of riddles in different occasions like wedding
celebrations, kanyao, comforting a bereaved family and other similar events is a practice and
is still a living tradition as a form of recreation, entertainment and bonding.
Bunbuntiya Hapol to
1. Tallon han-aagi, inagtodah amada (dalikan)
2. Taklay lakay agmatlay (huullan)
3. Hay intongok danum,
hay imbeng-et ko apoy (kingki)
4. Nonta ingko-kok andi dulong to,
nunta kinu-kuan ko waday dulong to (mani)
5. Ginuyod koy lubid kamanhaghagigi gal-id (bewet)
6. Way kahangkapan kon naig-ig ni pa-ol,
hay illemeh to lubid,
hay illemeh nunta lubid, landok,
hay illemeh nunta landok, nigay. (Banwit)
7. Waday tallon han-aagi
nan-iinappil I bado da nunta himegep idad opihina,
nem nonta naukat ida,
man-iingeh I bado da. (ginalgal)
8. Hipay nangahawan andi kaihing to? (adam tan eva)
9. In-adog ni netey I matago (ta-kot/iwad)

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10. Waday duwan kaman is-istorya,
kan nunta hekey,
ampet annak man-ongah inak
et han nak man-ungnga
kan ngo nunta hekey,
empet annak waday hamoyan ko
han nak man-ungnga (pegey tan alihing)
11. Liked-liked tunged (wahay)
Bunbuntiya Hapol to
12. Nantenemak ni hakey mangga
Hay panga to 7, hay bulong to 12
Hay lemeh to 365 (kalendar)
13. Puhpuhutan koy ikol to,
Idu-duulan towak (idoh)
14. Bulong ni tawa-tawa
Ambanaw idan duwa (kabunyan tan petek)
15. Nalabah hi Tullingan
Ida ka hi ga-ga-way (attot)
16. Un-ete-eteng ay ma-ma-gah I lakba to (Kawayan)
17. hipay lemeh ni andi pogahan to (itlog)
18. No man-ungnga, di bungot I tuka kaukati (badoy)
19. Hipay napalsuwan andokey I eleng to (elepante)
20. Hipay palsuwan kaya ton manbiyag di pay-ah (hahayap)
21. No mantiyed paspas, no mandayyo hulihulit (Muteg)
22. Nalabah hi Galati, naduway dalan (siper)

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23. Apil ni too, apil ni animal, toka kanay angel to. (Kandila)
24. Nalu-top hi kabbiggat, ma-ang-ang I ulo to (lanha)
25. Nonta madikit ag onhapit
Nunta naba-kol mahapit (kaldih)
26. Waday lingen kod daplah, agmabkah (bonglol)
27. Duwan han-agi, ag ida manhin ang-ang (mata)
28. Duwan han-agi ag ida manhinli-ngey (tangila)
29. Waday hekey princesa,
Wada’y korona to nem dekel I mata to (pinya)
30 ma-ama-ama ay mapatapatak (tibanglan)
Bunbuntiya Hapol to
31. No onhe-neng ekehep, no on tungaw akayang (aso)
32. Onkakakakan ay on-nangi-nangih ay ontai-tai (sinso)
33. Odingan kod Dempeg, wad hegep I kalihkih to (hili)
34. Obet Dinangwatan ag maatungan (banga)
35. aliwan too, aliwan animal nem waday buwek to (gahilang)
36. Hipay kakayangan ni gabot (kawayan)
37. Hipay toon agmaama (naba-kol)
38. Kamankaba-kol men ag men-e-meh ni nayon (kating)
39. Nonta eg-egot naha-dokan, immeteng, napultakan (bulan)
40. Oleg i nam-benangwah, gayaman e nanggawa. (Oyon)
41. Waday duwan han-agi,

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hota pangolwan ag nadukey,
nem hotta odidyan andokey. (Tangila tan ha-dok ni nowang)
42. Waday apat i hali to,
nam patok di apat I hali to, (kating nampatok di lamihaan et
toka heghegeday apat I hali to. Toka heghegeday otot)
43. Hipay amtam nem agmo amta (petey)
44. Nonta madikit agda pinyanan
nem nonta nabakol pinyanan da. (Gayabah ni naloom)
45. Hipay parsuwan kaman galdin
di nangginawaan
ni nangkayang tan pitek ( talaktak)
46. wadaday han aagi
nem nonta metey ida,
hota hekey in ibeng da , (Aladdo,
hota hekey ingko-koda Hotta kaman aladdo,
at hota ngo hekey kinanda. Nowang)
47. Hekey i hehgepan
Nem tallo’y kaukatan (bado)
Bunbuntiya Hapol to
48. Angkatit ono an atong
Toka peneka’y oklong
Kamandallan di bagong
Toka akala’y lagong (danum)
49. Ibab-babtikan ko, ono-onoden tuak (alidong)
50. Hipay parsuwan andi tangda to
men eteng I egeh to? (bulbul-a)
51. Apat i hali to nem agmandalan
Nem no pan oblaan, ag mablay noman (lamihaan)
52. Keyew i abong to, natuling I angel to
Ulo toy toka pangngilo (lapih)

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53. Hitik-hitik kan ni agdik
Ni uuni an atong ali
Ag mabayag, way on luwag (ugganan)
54. Waday taraken ko,
kuhiyaw ko I kinan to (kuto)
55. Andi bolpen to, andi lapis to
No itettetled mo, waday hulat to (Kompyuter)
56. Andi mata to, andi nemnem to
Nem dekel I amta to (Komputer/internet)
57. Waday imag ni too
Amta ton amin
I kama-amag di lubong (Komputer/internet)
58. Hipay kamatunggal
Ni ag mapohot? (load)
59. Hipay kaonhapit ni andi bungot to
Kamandedngel ni andi tangila to
Kamankanhiyon ni andi gitara to
Pi-piyan ni amin ni too (celpon)
60. Hipay kamatunggal
ni toka ideteng i danum
Di hegep ni abong (hos/giripo)
Bunbuntiya Hapol to
61. Han agin hekey I da hinggepan
Duwa’y da nauktan (halin nankadhon)
62. Walon han-aagi
Hekey i kwarto da
Andi nan-iinghanda
pehpehed i ang-angda
Pi-piyan ni uungnga (kulay)

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63. Abong ni madtinih
Dakkel I kwadto to
Nem andi I pentew to (Kawayan)
64. Abong ni hi Ku tan hi Langet
Duway pentew to
Men hekey I kwadto to (eleng)
65. Waday geyyem ko.
no hakhakey ko, hi-gatoy kaayam ko,
tan kahaphapit ko.
No timpon naka manlinggayo,
Kamankanhiyon et kama-i-tauli gaya
ni engel ko. (Celpon)
66. Waday nak intibaw,
Mabaing di tadaw
Apat I hali to,
Toka hakhakbati abong to (ba-oo)
67. Waday nak tinunggal
Pehed ni kama-uhal
Kapik ni barako
Impa-unong to’y atong to
Ambanglo no hi-yupen ko (telmoh)
65. Nunta netey I naba-kol,
Inkanhiyonan ni naama;
Nunta netey I naama,
Inkanhiyonan ni anak:
Nunta nawada hota anak,
Hipay nangikanhiyon? (Freddie Aguilar)
66. No iiket mod ulo to agman dalan
Nem no di obet to kamandalan (Daggum )
Bunbuntiya Hapol to
67. Waday kabayok, no ihelnged ko
mepgeh,No iwayway ko maaggangan (Hapatoh)

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68. Pegew ni tooy pegew to
Ulon kabayoy ulo to (Dudun )
69. In iket kod lamo-lamot
Ngimpoh ton ngalo-ngalot (Ballikot)
70. Wada kolipaw ni too
Toka kaltay hinilah to (Bahhikol)
71. Nanbal-akak di nanggawan danom
Inhepey kod nanggawan danum (Inapoy)
72. Hipay parsuan nai-ulod ulo to,
naihlid ulo to,
naitaklay di ulo to,
naimatad ulo to,
tan naiobet di ulo to. (Gahlang)
73. Ig-igot ni bullintik
limaw lad Dempeg. (Mata)
74. Hipay amta yon parsuwa,
toka ayagi biyaw ni nandimang. (Mabaki)
75. No nabiteg nanleteg
No baknang nanpako (Pegey)
76. Waday hekey ni eteng ni kiyew
ni waday eteng ni ebetel to. (Lungon)
77. Pitakan napnon daggum
napnon danom. (Lubban)
78. Hipay amtayon nabyag
kamon mandalan di ulo,
no mantai di ulo,
no mangan di ulo. (Kuto)
79. Hipay man-iingah I bahato? (Adilo)

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Bunbuntiya Hapol to
80. Waday baknang ni dekel I ohal to,
kalay ni ammetey ig-igot I impaigtap da? (Tepey)
81. Hipay partin manok ni agmangadanan. (Kuplat Ni Deldel)
82. Waday intodon maihtada
Otot ni andi halida
Empet mandalan ay puhutenda (mouse ni
kompyuter)
83. Obet tan ulo I toka iddalan
Kuhiyaw I to kikinnan (matek)
84. Hipay parsuan eeteng i obet to
Naiiggot I ulo to? (abboweh)
85. Intelme-telmed ko
Malala hota inhulat ko (teks)
86. Palahtik I inhegep ko
Pilak I inta-uli to (ATM)
87. Papel I indawat ko
Induman to lin pitsor ko. (printer)
88. Hime-nengak di hangwanan to
Engel ko’y inang-ang ko. (halming)
89. Waday pitek mon han iktarya
hekey i mohon to nang kaamay kapitan. (Eltey)
90. No man aphol i buwek tan buwek ippihyal. (matan naugip)
91. Hipay amagen ni too
Hay ag mapelpegan I biyag to? (mamadti)
91. Hota hengeg to

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agto amtay otdok to,
hota otdok amta toy hengeg to. (okasyon)
92. Dimmeteng hi Paeng
Kiniwal toy pihing (puwek)
Bunbuntiya Hapol to
93. Bimunget hi Kabunyan
Ingi-wed toy nandimmang (yegyeg)
94. Pehed numan hi geyyem
Toka hidumi engel
Hagit man ono udan (payong)
95. No mai-ungnga I too, kakbabanto
No meeteng, pantaluan to
Di pambiyag to, uh-uhalento
No metey, pangitlo-an dan hi-gato (keyew)
96. Nantaluan ni ungnga
Nangi-ungnga
Namiyag ni ungnga
Inheme-hemek ni ungnga (ina)
97. Hipay nawadaan ni amin ni wada? (hapit)
98. No hekey to nangidloh
No dekel I gait to mahlo (hagid)
Riddles written in black were researched by the students from the Culture-bearers while Riddles in blue are originally composed by
Mrs. Marivic S. Kindahan,English, EsP and Music Teacher, IPEd Coordinator and Riddles in green are just translated.
Clip Arts are copied from the internet.

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