awanawan noun English. The atmosphere, air, believed to be abode of various unseen beings and location of planets. Example sentence: Subanen. Miginebelani gawanawan saba' menensul. English. The air is full of smoke due to burning fields. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki pegbenwanan nami kia nemun, mesena gupia, pu' bisan gendaw, medengeg namii gusig gitu' di gawanawan. English. The place we are living now is very unhealthy, for even in the daytime, we hear dogs barking in the air (i.e. spirit dogs.).