P. Wagner —Kolarian Riddles. 
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1904.-J 
24. Q .—Kavra seta’ pota isu 
sibila ? 
A .—Kantar ; koa. 
25. Q. —Jiyam, lae logor pogor P 
A .—Kantar ; koa. 
26. Q :—Miyad boro nakie baba- 
tad ae ? 
A .—Koronjo jo’. 
27. Q .—Miyad boro data re guch- 
uakana ? 
A. —Jondra. 
28. Q .—“ Kotemtana, rese kon- 
dem? v 
“ Jategi, risuri.” 
A.- —Ka’som. Jambar-bing. 
29. Q .—Pundite pnndi fgotkoa 
rang birang ndarkoa ? 
A. —Ka’som. 
30. Q .—Atamata birko talare 
saiirk5 tolakaja ? 
A. —Lnsam. 
Q. —Gae-bon jang, jang-bon 
chui ? 
A. —Jarom; simbon. 
Tbe speckled dog’s intestines are 
very sweet P 
Tbe jack-fruit. 
Grandson, tby stomach makes a 
noise, as if there was water in 
it ? 
Tbe jack-fruit. 
A man has combs in’bis hair, (lit. 
adorned bis bead with combs 
instead of flowers) ? 
Tbe fruit of tbe Karanj-oil-tree. 
Tbe oval shape of tbe fruit is that 
of tbe comb, used amongst tbe 
Mundaris, stuck in tbe hair. 
A man has hair on bis teeth ? 
(Lit. a moustache.) 
Indian corn. 
“ Where are you going, you cur¬ 
led one P ” “Anywhere you 
man, showing your teeth.” 
Tbe jambur-snake. 
Tbe cot ton-tree. 
Tbe cotton-tree is supposed to 
scold tbe snake, lying under it, 
speaking to it in an abusive 
manner. Tbe snake returns the 
abuse by pointing to the open 
fruit of tbe cotton-tree, looking 
like one showing bis teeth. 
They are driving in white (sheep) 
flocks ? 
The cotton (when tbe ripe fruit 
splits asunder and the cotton is 
blown far away, being gathered 
by tbe women and children) . 
In tbe dense forest bulls have been 
tied ? 
Tbe cocoons. 
The young of a cow is a bone; the 
young of tbe bone a calf P 
Tbe egg ; tbe chicken. 
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