atawaka conjunction English. Conjunction that introduces an alternative sentence, margin or phrase: or, or else. Example sentence: Subanen. Ta' mai meguna lumaad, ya'a atawaka inaku'? English. Who will wade across the river first, you or I? Example sentence: Subanen. Atawaka ya'ai mangay ditu madekiting nandaw, inaani megbelang. English. Or else you could go to the market today and I could stay with the children.