ʻeāʻeā
Interjection at end of verses in some chants that maintains rhythm and affords pleasure in repetition, something like English tra-la-la.
- Examples:
- Nani wale nā hala, ʻeāʻeā, o Naue i ke kai, ʻeāʻeā (song), beautiful indeed the pandanus, tra-la, of Naue by the sea, tra-la.