apu' 3 noun English. Spirit of natural entities, such as rivers, trees, fields. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki gekbak, ndi' mpia pekseledan, pu' duuni gapu'en. Sa' pekseledan ta, megladu ita pu' peglegetan ita niin. English. It is not good to tease frogs, because they have spirits. If we tease them, we will become ill, because their spirits will torment us. verb English. Possesses a person, of such a spirit. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug diwatai mingapu' tug belian; sug beliani pingepu'an. English. The spirit is the one possessing the shaman; the shaman is the one possessed. Example sentence: Subanen. Kig belian kiin, silimu'ang, pu' pingepu'an palin. English. That shaman has gone crazy, because he is possessed by the devil. Idiom: Apu' Asug noun English. God, used only during the beklug ceremony in song and as a vocative in prayer. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Apu' Asug, sa' sebiin ta, subay sa' beklug da laak, muka' sa' giluy. English. We can only call Apu' Asug to help us at a beklug ceremony, and by means of the giluy chant. c.f. Gedded; Gulay 1; Megbebaya'; Meglengaw Synonym. apit 2; iba' 1; lusad; ulalig 2 Generic. diwata