banay 1 noun English. Section between joints in bamboo, rattan palm, cane, a person"s finger. Example sentence: Subanen. Kig banay ni tebu kini, mekepelek gupia, kaas maika'i tubigen. English. Sections of this cane are very short, hence it has very little juice. particle English. Counting particle of such sections. Example sentence: Subanen. Dadi bahin pelum di keglelegasin nami, subay sa' sakup gebii bu gendaw, megandam ami tentung, iini elapen kig betung, paat banay.... English. So with respect to our in turn making salt, it's necessary that at dusk, we prepare a bamboo tube, getting one of betung four sections in length... Example sentence: Subanen. Se banay tendu'. English. One inch (the distance from fingertip to first knuckle).