Bugtong http://lessonko.com/bugtong Bugtong at iba pa Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:28:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Bugtong - A Pilipino Riddle http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2008/03/20/bugtong-a-pilipino-riddle/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2008/03/20/bugtong-a-pilipino-riddle/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:10:35 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/02/20/bugtong-a-pilipino-riddle/ Bugtong is a Tagalog riddle (palaisipan) that showcases the Pilipino
wit, literary talent, and keen observation of surroundings. It involves
references to one or two images that symbolize the characteristics
of a unknown object that is to be guessed. Bugtungan is the playing
of bugtong.

The mental game of bugtong started generations ago and it has been
passed from one generation to another. With the passage of time new
ones are being created but to be considered a true Filipino bugtong the
riddle should meet all the elements of a Tagalog bugtong . These
elements are:

A Pilipino bugtong, or Tagalog riddle, is a short, one-liner, statement.

The statement is consist of two phrases. Each phrase refers to an
image, or characteristic of an image, that symbolizes another object
that is to be identified.

To view the whole list of Bugtong (Filipino Riddle) just visit our Riddle Alphabet.

]]> http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2008/03/20/bugtong-a-pilipino-riddle/feed/ Bugtong O http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-o/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-o/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:15:12 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-o/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-o/feed/ Bugtong N http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-n/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-n/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:12:20 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-n/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-n/feed/ Bugtong M http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-m/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-m/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:11:27 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-m/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-m/feed/ Bugtong L http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-l/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-l/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:10:44 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-l/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-l/feed/ Bugtong K http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-k/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-k/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:09:54 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-k/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-k/feed/ Bugtong J http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-j/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-j/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:09:36 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-j/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-j/feed/ Bugtong I http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-i/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-i/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:08:50 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-i/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-i/feed/ Bugtong H http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-h/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-h/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:08:13 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-h/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-h/feed/ Bugtong G http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-g/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-g/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:07:43 +0000 juler http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-g/ http://lessonko.com/bugtong/2007/12/02/bugtong-g/feed/