(A popular song)
Hyperbole. It is frequent in Bisayan.
Examples:
- 1. Macapánas hin buquid. (Man able to level a mountain)
- 2. Macasagpo bin bahá. (Man able to suspend a flood)
2. Cun totóo, intoy—ng̃a imo tinguha
pag biling la anay—sílot ng̃a may bóa.
(A popular song)
Literally: If your love is true, look for a “silot” (a young fruit of cocoanut) which has “bua” (the bulb of the old cocoanut fruit when it is old enough to be used as a seed).
Climax
Example: