bau'o BAUhO experimental cmavo

switch language (anonymous).

Indicates the language is switched at this point in text to another language (possibly, however, just another dialect or even a simple change of grammar feature). It is up to the new language to decide if, how, and when the language switches back. bau'o itself does not specify what language is switched to (see notes in zoi'o). Suggestion: «bau'o» means «jo'au zo'e». See also: jo'au (switch language with COI grammar), zoi'o (quote and switch language), lai'o (name quote and switch language), and me'ai'o (selbri quote and switch language).

In definition:

zoi'o (exp!)
start a quote while changing to another language; «lu fu'oisa'a bau'o».

In notes:

jo'au'e
change to an inner language; «ju'au'i jo'au».
jo'au'i
duplicate top of the jo'au'i language stack.
jo'au'u (exp!)
Change / jump back to previous language; «jo'au lo prula'i».