magwangatmag.wa.ˈngatder. ofwangatwood will shrink or crack (as it dries)Kun beke' na magdang ya kawuy yan agaw ya magwangat.If the wood is not dry it for sure will shrink (when it is nailed up).If green lumber (freshly cut) is used in construction of a house for walls and floors, over a span of a period of months it will shrink, and where the boards were tightly fitted together when they were nailed up, it will have wide gaps between the boards over a period of time due to shrinkage. It is not uncommom for the gaps to be up to a 1 cm. making for a leaky house.
