balaw 1 verb English. Of a tree, resists felling, even though cut almost through. Example sentence: Subanen. Mitegelanu dun su penega'an ku kamun, pu' migbalaw gupia. English. I had a hard time with the tree I cut down today, because it wouldn't fall. Example sentence: Subanen. Kali'u penaga', su gayu migbalaw pekputuk na, ndi' medaag muka' mipinsud na laak tu puunen. English. When I felled the tree, it was very hard to cut through, it didn't fall over, and it just slid off its stump straight down to its base still standing.