kawas verb English. Disembarks, gets out or takes out of s.t., usu. water. Example sentence: Subanen. Kawas mu dinaan su kelabaw ditu tuna'an. English. Get the water buffalo out of the wallow for me. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki getaw kiin, misumatu ma lai, mekesuun ma lai sia. Mauma pelum mitekaw kawasay. English. That person I was indeed observing, seemed to be a good man. So, why did they suddenly take him off the bus? Synonym. gawen Generic. awa'