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kulilisi [ku.li.lí.si.] : traditional game of verses and wit. (n.)
Synonyms: balitaw; ditso

Derivatives of kulilisi
Notes:
The kulilisi is a game played during the nine-day prayer for
the repose of the dead. It consists of selecting a judge who presides
over the assembly of young men and women who take turns flinging
verses at each other,. One party parries a riddle or puzzle and the
other sex answers. Whoever is defeated is punished by the judge by
making him or her sing or recite verses. Like the balitao, the kulilisi
makes a play or contest of wit, but while the balitao verses are sung
those of the kulilisi are merely recited.


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