kagaw noun English. Miniscule insects believed to be source of infectious diseases. Example sentence: Subanen. Telu'en nu nga duma getaw, kiin danaw kia diag Lakewood, ndi' daw mpia peligu'an pu' melaun gupia kagaw dun. English. Other folk say that the lake there at Lakewood is not good to swim in, because there are lots of disease-carrying insects in it. Synonym. kemu Generic. tubu'