penglaw verb English. Is lonely in general, of a person. Example sentence: Subanen. Su kedateng nami dini, nda'idun tanani sumbalay nami. Tantu ami gupia miglinebu', kaas mipati' ami mpenglaw. English. When we got here, we had no neighbors at all. We were living in a place where no other people lived, so we were terribly lonely. Synonym. buga' penglawpenglaw verb English. Is lonely, of an area. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' itadai megbenwa dini, naan pauku, pu' mekepenglawpenglaw gupia, nda' ig duma ta. English. If we were to live here, I would not like it, because it's a lonely place, we have no companions.