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==== valsi ====
zei'ei
==== type ====
experimental cmavo
==== creator ====
[[personal/krtisfranks|krtisfranks]]
==== time entered ====
Mon Jan 19 02:37:59 2015
 
== English ==
=== Definition #64197 - Preferred ===
 
==== selma'o ====
ZEIhEI
==== definition ====
begin quote that is converted into rafsi
==== notes ====
Terminated by [[zei'oi|zei'oi]]. Quotes an utterance (must be grammatical) and converts it (as a whole) into a single rafsi with the meaning of "something to do with the referent of "[insert quoted text]"". Notably, does not distribute through the text, treating each word individually with left-grouping (it does not distribute [[zei|zei]] before and/or after each word (as needed)); the quoted utterance is taken as a whole unit of meaning unto itself; for the former purpose, see [[zei'ei'au|zei'ei'au]]. This word is useful for forming quotes and mathematical expressions (formal, evaluated, or otherwise) into lujvo. This rafsi is assumed to begin the next word if the preceding text/utterance does not end with an otherwise standalone and ungrammatical rafsi (the grammar in such a situation should be discussed); in order to connect it as a rafsi within a lujvo that began before it, precede the quotation with [[zei|zei]]. In order to finish a lujvo or treat the quotation as a brivla on its own, follow it with [[co'e|co'e]], which is treated as if the preceding utterance (the quote) is a single word followed immediately by [[zei|zei]]; in order to string multiple ZEIhEI-ZEIhOI rafsi together follow this formula: zei'ei broda zei'oi co'e zei zei'ei brode zei'oi (co'e (zei...))... . Individual rafsi outside of lujvo are typically not grammatical (except in certain quotation structures, vel sim.).
==== gloss words ====

<ul><li>[[natlang/en/rafsi-converting quote begin|rafsi-converting quote begin]]</li></ul>

==== created by ====
[[personal/krtisfranks|krtisfranks]]
==== vote information ====
1
     
==== time ====
Mon Jan 19 16:25:31 2015

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