saanan conjunction English. Introduces a simulatenous time margin, while. Example sentence: Subanen. Saanan nami ni Isis ditu Nasuli', gembibu ami gupia, pu' mikita' su nga melaun bansa getaw ditu. English. While Isis and I were at Nasuli we were a big crowd, because many tribes of people were gathered there. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Apu' Ampal, kepatayen, sanan nami di Sapa' Mputi'. English. Grandfather Ampal died while we were at White Creek. Synonym. selian; sinegay