giba Sense 1 verb English. Holds, carries s.t. or s.o. on one's chest; if reclining, on one's lap. Synonym. eban 1 Generic. awid; uit Sense 2 English. Of two individual trees, grow together at their bases. noun English. Two such trees. Example sentence: Subanen. Ndi' mpata' ki giba, ndi' megamit baalan balay, pu' geligenen, pu' sa' gemiten, bala' ngalan nu giba, sa' duuni megladu ditug balay, saba' keligeten peglelegibaan mu. English. A double tree is not cut for building timbers, because it is taboo, for if so used, (pardon using the same word for both tree and result of tabooed cutting) and a child gets sick in that house, you will have to be holding him in your lap continually. Synonym. lumpid; ulasuy