Ebikoikyo – Riddles

Ebikoikyo – Riddles in Bunyoro-Kitara

 

Riddles are a common feature of Bunyoro-Kitara intellectual and social life. At the time when there was no social networking websites like facebook, Instagram, twitter, video games, riddles were shared with children at home in the evenings after dinner, in schools during circle time, and during community events and celebrations.

Even up to today, riddles continue to have benefits to those who know and use them. Riddles entertain people and help them improve their intellectual humor. Riddles relax the brain, improve problem solving skills, riddles expand one’s vocabulary and increase one’s ability to understand the context. They also create opportunities for imagination.

When riddles are used, people have the chance to ask questions about the words they do not understand. Riddles are a teaching opportunity as people learn new vocabulary and things in the social setting. Riddles provide opportunities for parents to bond with their children.

Here are some of the common riddles in Bunyoro-Kitara. The narrator says Koikoi and the listener responds Rukwebe. Then the narrator says the *first part* of the riddle in the Koikoi column below and the listener gives the answer in the Rukwebe column. Now enjoy these riddles.

Koi Koi. Rukwebe Kugarukamu
1 Afunyize Kalibota
2 Ajunjubaire Daudi Entale murubingo
3 Akagira deleyi Akabaale mu glass
4 Akainamya omukama Akabaale munkaito / Akahere mu rutege
5 Akakyo karungi kagwiire mumahwa
6 Akambugu bujaraja Akaina ka sente
7 Akasaija kagufu nikanula ebyenda munda yaako Akatunda
8 Akatabonwa Ihembe l’yembwa/Enkende ha bugara
9 Akatahingurwa Enju erimu amarwa/akajagi ka hamuhanda
10 Akaturabamu Akanyampo k’omukaikuru
11 Akayera Nseeri Akafuro ha nyanja/ekitoonsa muruhiira
12 Akiiki Mangadaleena kokasemera Eriiso ly’enjoka
13 Baayata ensi abazimu Amananuunu g’ebittoke
14 Banziika ningamba banziikura ningamba Eharaiga omu mbiso
15 Bumbuli magoma Omuhako gwentaama
16 Duuli taculira mukibira Omwana omunda
17 Egwa Ibanda tekya Enjura omu byoya by’entaama
18 Enkwaanzi za Mukaisaza obwisoba tizisoborroka Esagama omu mata
19 Eziramutwaara tiziragarre Omugera gwamaizi
20 Gaali masano Enkoko ekwiragura kubiika ihuli rikwera/Enjoka etaina maguru kutemba omuti
21 Gema engata nkutwale bwalinga Ekirumbu ky’omuntu
22 Genda ifo osange akairu kagufu nikanigaso Orujoki
23 Genda nseeri ngende nseeri tusiike ekitacweeka Amara g’embogo
24 Guruguru masaaniko Amah embe g’entaama
25 Huura Akabaizi k’omukibira
26 Jugu jugu makoora Oruhu rubisi kurugurukya orugo
27 Kadodoba atembere egali Akapimpina ha rukonzikonzi
28 Kagote tukaite Akanaga k’enjara/Akaro Mundiro
29 Kakuba gabaire macumu gakutwisire Enjura
30 Kakudu nakudura ikudu Akahuka  ha igufa
31 Kankuteere akatalikweeba Akahoro kaawe oyeraliize
32 Katera kacucura katoma iguru amazomba
33 Kitanga yange eyonkya egaramire Orubengo
34 Kolopa na kolopa Ekigere ky’ente haibaale
35 Kuba zabaire enjoka zakutumazire Ebibazi byenju
36 Kunu tikuli kurubata kudaliira Omunya harugoro /Akanyapimpina ha rubabi
37 Kwamwaija babiri, ondi yaburra ha Ekituuru omunju
38 Kyesamirire nikigonza kundya Ekiju kitarumu nyoko
39 Mau orame na Taata orame Oburo harugali
40 Nabinga akasoro kange kaaburra hanu Obisinde haibaale
41 Ndagurra busa tingira itima Ekijunjuuzi  harwakyo
42 Ngenda ninsikya ngaruka ninsikya Omukira gw’embwa
43 Ngenda nyenkya ngaruka rwebagyo Orwigi rw’enju
44 Ngira abaana bange bunteezaho omu boona bacura Enkubebe
45 Ngira omwana wange agira amaguru maingi Ekigongorro
46 Ngira omwana wange ania mukikaro kimu Ekinia hamu/ Ekijuguta
47 Nhunhu Omuko nasaba omukubi
48 Nintemba ninsirimuka Amaarwa omuruseke
49 Nkabyaara omuti gwange, bagwoota amasanju Omusana
50 Nkagiita nagibohesa amaragaayo Ekiba ky’obunyansi
51 Nkahungura omuzigiso gwange gwayata amahuli gendiisa munaana Ekijumbutuko kyentale
52 Nkaleta enkulingo yange naginaga ha humugongo abaana baleka kuzaana Enjara
53 Nkalima iziba lyange tilyoma Enyindo z’embwa
54 Nkalima omusiri gwange kiki ekyabandize kulimamu omuhaanda Oruhara
55 Nkalima omusiri gwange tingurukya kataka lguru n’ensi
56 Nkarugirayo kimu tinkagarukayoga Akakoora k’omuti
57 Nkasiga oburo bwenge buli iboga nagaruka nabusanga buli iboga. Obwoya bw’ente
58 Nkatema omwigo gwange nalemwa kugugorra Omuhanda gw’omubitooke
59 Nkazaara Abaana bange babiri omu myogya ondi timwogya, baitu atooga nuwe asemera. Ekitooke n’ekitembe
60 Nkazaara Abaana bange baikarra ekitebe kime Amatehe
61 Nkazaara abaana bange basatu omu obwaba ataroho tindya Amahiga
62 Nkazaara Abaana bange obunyija kubateera mbaterra hamu Abijonjoro by’ebisisi
63 Nkazara abaana bange mbajweka embugo zikutukura Engorogoro z’ebitooke
64 Nkazinisa nyoko obutengo bwamuragara Omuyaga omwisaansa/Eharaiga
65 Nkombeka enju yange egira enyomyo emu Akatuzi
66 Nkombeka enju yange egira omuti gumu Ekitonsa
67 Nkombeka enju yange emiryango yayo magana Ekibira
68 Nkombeka enju yange tiina mulyaango Ihuli
69 Nkweserekeriire Omukaro mukimuga
70 Obumba ningenda tindora nyuma Amaizi
71 Ojwale nkutume okuzimu Entonge hamumiro
72 Oleega amaarwa totaaha Ensohera haibagiro
73 Omuguha guboha amaizi Oburo
74 Omukama akantuma ekintalibona Ihembe ly’embwa
75 Oransanga na dali wange orankoraki Enjoka omukibindi
76 Pasikalama ekwasire hansi na haiguru Ebyoya haigosi
77 Piitta taguruka piita Empunu teguruka kisaaru
78 Puru na puru Akanyonyi mu mahwa
79 Serengeta dali Orugusuru hamaizi
80 Sii Sii Bulaaka Ekihoiholya harubabi
81 Silimuka ifo aho abaserukale baange bakunkwatire Obukurra
82 Silimuka ifo aho osange bahara baange baregere amabere Amapapali
83 Simba gi Embarabara haigosi
84 Sirimuka ifo aho osange abasirikale munaana baikalire muntebe emu Obukurra
85 Sirimuka ifo osange abajungu munaana baikalire muntebe emu Obukurra
86 Sirimuka ifo osange omuzimu gwaso gwasire itaka Ekitonsa
87 Soo na nyoko ebitiiri baingana Ekitembe n’ekitooke
88 Tema ekibira nkwoleke omuhanda Ekiswa ky’obutuzi
89 Terebu na terebu Obune harubabi/Omunya harugogo
90 Tikuli kurubata kunu kudalira Akahuka igufa
91 Tundubata ndaalira Akanyapimpina ha rubabi
92 Twina engabu itajuna Amatu
93 Yema nseeri nynte nseeri tuhungurrengane Ebirundi by’omubwiga
94 Yemerra nseeri nyemerre nseeri tusike ngana ebikoba byeenda Ekihuro kyoburo
95 Yemerra nseri, nyemerre nseri,twetengana byedrooo we endemu mukibira
96 Zahanuka nyamirama Obwoya ha murundi
97 Zakuuka nizeera amaguru Ebiihiro by’engaaga
98 Zikooma Zaburwa ekiseenya Amahembe gente
99 Ziringiti maniori
100 Ziringiti na ziringiti Ekiteeko
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