betang 2 verb English. Makes an offering whose essence (aroma) is said to be eaten by spirits. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' matag na maan begu palay, sa' ndi' memetang, mekegladu. Pu' sa' getaw di gulangan, pegbensiinen su getaw, pu' lugal iin, nda' paunaay paanay. English. If someone keeps on eating new rice without having given an offering, he will become ill. The reason is because the forest spirit finds fault with people, for after all, he has not been fed first. c.f. ulid Synonym. ilak