lawang Sense n English Open air, atmosphere, expanse of sky. Example sentence Tagbanwa Du'ut lawang i panlayug it iruplanu. English Up in the air is where the plane flies. Cultural Note Refers to the air above the earth but below the sky, langit, which corresponds more with outer space, where the sun and stars are. Sense n English View of sky seen through an opening (as a chink in a roof), or up through trees in a forest clearing. adj Affixes ma- English Giving a view of sky. Example sentence Tagbanwa Talun, ega malawang, temed in ma'umáan na, malawang na. English The forest doesn't give one a view of the sky, but if a field is made there, then it gives a view of the sky. See alsoderes See alsolangit