etaw Sense 1 noun English. Any sentient being, person, spirit; gen. for human beings. In group with: kilawan; lumilung Sense 2 English. One's ethnic identity, people, tribe. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Indang, getaw Sipau. Si Ansikpun, bansa getaw Sindangan. Si Pitungan, bansa getaw Dikelem. English. Indang is from Sicpao, Ansikpun's tribe is that of a Sindangan person, Pitungan tribe is that of a Dikelem person. peglegetawan verb English. Has many followers. Example sentence: Subanen. Yami kini pegbenwa diag Dipudian, lumbus piglegetawan ni Ansulat, ma'ananen, sakupen, pu' iin laaki timu'ay dia. English. We who live there in Deporihan are all Ansulat's people, that is, his followers, for he is the only timu'ay there. ginetaw verb English. Takes on or maintains the characteristics of a culture. gitaw verb English. Has many visitors; speaks a given dialect of Subanen. pegigetaw verb English. Is born, of humans and animals. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug bata' ni Liling, kali' megigetaw, bungi'. Saba'en meksudi' dig bungi', mitua' tug bata'en. English. When Liling's child was born, it was a harelip. Since he had made fun of a harelip, a harelip appeared in his child. tawan 2 particle English. Counting particle, of persons. Compound. lain tawan English. Someone unknown in the community, a stranger. Compound. begu getaw noun English. A young person, late adolescent, early adult, female or male. Idiom: etaw deklin noun English. Purported to be a kind of malevolent spirit having only one breast and no calves, i.e. legs straight from the knee down. Idiom: etaw silangan noun English. A spirit, believed to be good. Idiom: etaw sindepan noun English. Purported to be a kind of spirit having red wrists, elbows, and neck. Idiom: etaw telunan noun English. A human-like, unseen being, spirit; gen. for several unseen beings. see. etaw ulangan Idiom: Laat etawa! English. An expression of contempt, "You are a bad person." Cultural Note. Vulgar. Generic. laat talu' etaw langit noun English. A heavenly being, angel.