galiawa' noun English. A type of changeling spirit, believed to be able to appear in any shape at will. Example sentence: Subanen. Diag Bayug sa' gendaw Bidenis Santu, sa' duuni kwadeta maita' dia kalsada, ndi' mpia elapen, pu' su galiawa'i miksibaluy kwadeta. Sa' elapen ta, ndi' tagad mesindepi gendaw, matay ita. English. There in Bayog on Good Friday if one finds some money in the street, it's not good to pick it up, because it is a spirit that has turned itself into money. If we take it, we will die before sundown. Synonym. penulay Generic. diwata