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1. Vocative particle, a second ē often follows the head word for emphasis.

• Examples:
  • Ē Pua; ē Pua ē, O Pua.
  • Ē ke aliʻi o Maui, O chief of Maui.
• Related:
  • Ē is shortened to e before third-person pronouns: see e ia nei, e lākou ala.
• References:
  • PPN e , ʻee .

2. Intensifying particle, as in the common exclamation Auē nohoʻi ē!

• References:
  • Gram. 7.5.

3. interjection, Alas!

A word used only at the end of a sentence or phrase, with meanings such as: Yeah; right; isn't that so?

• Source:
  • Mānaleo
• Examples:
  • Paʻakikī loa kēlā haʻawina, ē? That was a really hard lesson, yeah?
• Related:
  • Commonly pronounced the same as the French hein which carries the same meaning.