andas noun English. A bier, on which a body is wrapped and buried, usu. made of bamboo. Example sentence: Subanen. Naa, Ama', mangay pau tu sala balay, pu' duuni minatay dia, subay megbaal ami gandas, adun melebeng. English. Now then, Father, I'm going to the other house, because someone died there, we (excl) need to make a bier, so that he can be buried.