buisan Root form buis noun English. A sacrifice, sacrificial ceremony, made by a community in response to widespread illness. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki pegbenwanan ta kini, mesena daw gupia. Tinalu' nug belian subay daw mekanu ita dini buisan. English. It is said where we live is very unhealthy. The shaman said we should hold a buisan ceremony. pegbuisan English. Congenitally abnormal, considered pitiful, but also by some, as a special mark of the unseen world. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki gembata' kiin, bantang gupia pegbuisan, pu' mekelelatlelat gupia. Kebetangen, pu' ndi' mesu'at mengimbaal. Nda'idun ni kemeten muka pusu'en. English. That child is very appropriately (called) a malformed. His circumstances are such that he cannot work. He has no hands nor legs.