mabu' adverb English. Indicates some degree of doubt concerning an event or identity. Example sentence: Subanen. Tentulen ta sug baas belatik, mabu' lai minatay da. English. Let's follow the trail of what was wounded by the pigtrap; maybe it's dead. Example sentence: Subanen. Kig Bisayas, nda' metingeb di salabuuk pulu'; mabu' duuni dua' pulu'i pinulu'anen. English. As for the Visayas, they are not one island; there are approximately twenty islands. Synonym. kali' 2; kalu; kayawkayaw; lukas 2; saan; teman