Kabbuni (riddle) is used by adults to amuse children. It is more by children but less frequently by adults for their own entertainment.
The kabbuni’s themes are divided from objects, and phenomena in the environment. The riddle itself is made up of the introduction Buni mo Buni ko aya (guess my riddle) and te escription of the object or phenomenon.
Ivatan Lakmen no’vuchicut ko ta manghap ako su kanenta. -tatari Laylayan an dekey pa, as an malkem danaam vahasan. -unas Makanat ako su rakuh a puget as makanat ako aya su rayem. -ranum |
English Translation Hold my tail and I will get our food. -a sharpened stick to take out Boiled tubers from the pot Dressed when young, undressed when grown old. -sugarcane I can carry a big log But I cannot carry a needle. -sea or water |