Collection, translation and thought analyses of ilokano riddles and proverbs

This study focused on the collection, categorization, translation and analyses of the Ilokano Folk Literature in select municipalities of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte and made-use of the qualitative research design. The data which were elicited from the respondents and from the internet through the use of a questionnaire that was constructed and personally floated via a field work approach by the researcher were analyzed through the use of a thought analyses. The types of Ilokano folk literature collected vary. These are folk speeches such as riddles and proverbs. There are thirty-eight riddles and fifty-one proverbs. Answers of the riddles were categorized. As to proverbs, the most dominant thoughts were identified. Also, this study was conducted in order to contribute to the preservation, conservation and propagation of the inventiveness and ingenuity of the Ilokanos in the educational arena by enriching the school's curricula through the inclusion of these collected Ilokano masterpieces and by providing the learners with valuable reading materials that would eventually offer them wider perspectives, admire and appreciate more their culture and of other's folk literature. Lastly, without timely intervention, traditional cultural practices may disappear and be forgotten. Hence, through this humble research, the Ilokano students and other benefactors in select municipalities of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte will be left with a lasting legacy and chronicles of folk masterpieces.