emaw 2 Sense 1 noun English. A hard root vine which begins to grow in the crook or crotch of a tree and sends roots down to the ground (It's initial growth is viewed as spontaneous.) Example sentence: Subanen. Su gemaw, minaik dia gayu. English. The emaw vine grows up trees. Generic. belagen Sense 2 English. A shaman whose commitment is regarded as spontaneous rather than one who began her career with a serious illness, which is regarded as the norm. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki gemaw, ginis belian, nda' pegikayay muka' nda' penebungay. Kaas metalu' ta suunan, muka' gempageni kegbelianen. English. The emaw is a kind of shaman, not ceremonially initiated and not apprenticed. So, we say, he/she is a seer, and her/his shamanship will be strong. Generic. belian Sense 3 English. Someone having no parents or lineage who will arrive on the earth before the end of the world to prophesy its end.