bebat verb English. Sings, chants a particular tune, creating or remembering the lyrics as one proceeds. Note. Each song listed below has a stereotyped tune but impromptu words. Some chants, the epic songs, tell a story that is passed down from generation to generation through this medium. (See separate entries.) Example sentence: Subanen. Laak sug duma bebaten sa' megbelang gembata'. English. But others are sung when one cares for a small child (=lullaby). In group with: aben; belumin; biayen; buawa'; dasumampang; giluy; inadung; kandiasa'; kandidi'; kibuklagay; laungli; libudu'; linupapay; palagi; piniligan 2; salig; sambaway; sandimun; sandugan; sanggubanan; semba'; sinulalay; tampugaw; tategdil; tawag; tini'aman; uman c.f. kanta