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        Word: ge'ei [jbovlaste]
        Type: experimental cmavo (YOU RISK BEING MISUNDERSTOOD IF YOU USE THIS WORD)
  Gloss Word: metasyntactic variable marker
     selma'o: UI3a
  Definition: metasyntactic variable marker
       Notes: Explicitly marks the preceding variable, e.g. ko'a ko'e,
       lerfu-strings, and/or broda series as being metasyntactic:
       i.e. having no specific meaning or referent and merely used to
       demonstrate syntax or hypothetical scenarios. Automatically
       unassigns the variable from any previous assignment. May also
       be used for pronouns like mi or do or dei. This is useful
       to refer to mi as a 'first-person pronoun' rather than the
       actual speaker themself, for example, when giving the
       definition of mi'o: 'mi ge'ei jo'u do ge'ei', makes
       it clear that the speaker doesn't literally mean the speaker
       and the listener, but are using mi and do
       metasyntactically. Similarly, one might define mi as 'lo
       cusku be dei ge'ei'. See ge'ai, da'o