Hawaiian Phrase · Greetings
E nā ʻohana
Pronunciation: /eh NAH OH-hah-nah/
Meaning
Oh family. A greeting to family members.
Example sentences
E nā ʻohana, aloha kākou i kēia lā hoʻomaikaʻi!
Oh family, greetings to all of us on this Thanksgiving Day!
E nā ʻohana, e hui pū kākou no ka ʻaina awakea i ka Pōʻalima.
Oh family, let's gather together for lunch on Friday.
Mahalo nui iā ʻoukou, e nā ʻohana, no ko ʻoukou kākoʻo ʻana mai.
Thank you very much, oh family, for your support.
About this word
“E nā ʻohana” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Oh family. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.