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* ''élom'' "I ate" {{IPA|/ˈeːˤlom/}} {{IPA|[ˈeɁĕlom]}} | * ''élom'' "I ate" {{IPA|/ˈeːˤlom/}} {{IPA|[ˈeɁĕlom]}} | ||
* ''lúlasyam'' "twelve" (masc.) {{IPA|/ˌluːˤˈlæʃæm/}} {{IPA|[ˌluɁŭˈlæʃæm]}} | * ''lúlasyam'' "twelve" (masc.) {{IPA|/ˌluːˤˈlæʃæm/}} {{IPA|[ˌluɁŭˈlæʃæm]}} | ||
Minimal pairs distinguished by hamza include the forms of some verbs whose root has hamza and the non-singular endings were originally stressed on an ending that absorbed the root vowel, such as ''mulúti'' {{IPA|/muˈluːˤti/}} "he/she/it speaks" vs. ''mulúti'' {{IPA|/muˈluːti/}} "they speak". | Minimal pairs distinguished by hamza include the forms of some verbs whose root has hamza and the non-singular endings were originally stressed on an ending that absorbed the root vowel, such as ''mulúti'' {{IPA|/muˈluːˤti/}} "he/she/it speaks" vs. ''mulúti'' {{IPA|/muˈluːti/}} "they speak". A lexical minimal pair, possibly the first one explained to Lifashian students, is ''lú'' {{IPA|/luːˤ/}} "two (masc.)" (from PIE *dwoh<sub>1</sub>) and ''lú'' {{IPA|/luː/}} "hill" (probably from Akkadian ''dû'', itself from Sumerian). | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||