benwa Sense 1 noun English. Place, location, country, home; gen. for nests, homes, caves of animals, birds and fish. Example sentence: Subanen. Begudin iini megbaya' dig benwa, ki gadi', laak nemun pedisidinti na. English. Long ago this is who ruled the country, a king, but now it's already a president. Synonym. unung 1 Sense 2 English. Weather. Example sentence: Subanen. Kamun sikna siselem, milapus na dumupi'. Laak dagid, bena' dapit taas endaw na, migagak na mipia ig benwa. English. This morning early it rained, but along toward noon, the weather gradually improved. verb English. Lives, dwells, stays s.w.. Example sentence: Subanen. Kaas, su timpu kitu, lumaun da nga Subanen migbenwa sia ditug baling dagat... English. So, in that time, all the Subanen who had lived on the land near the sea... Idiom: daan benwa noun English. One's place of origin, home area. Idiom: tibuukan benwa noun English. The earth, the whole world and its contents.