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=== Minimal pairs/Things to investigate === | === Minimal pairs/Things to investigate === | ||
==== Emphatic vs nonemphatic ==== | ==== Emphatic vs nonemphatic ==== | ||
Common for | Common for sg vs pl in Irish loanwords | ||
* n vs N: ''nehr'' 'river', ''nathair'' 'snake' (near-minimal pair); ''rùn{{cll}}'' 'secret', ''rùin'' 'secrets' | * n vs N: ''nehr'' 'river', ''nathair'' 'snake' (near-minimal pair); ''rùn{{cll}}'' 'secret', ''rùin'' 'secrets' | ||
* r vs R: final CA r becomes R in verbs and r in nouns and adjectives (because of genitive -i) | * r vs R: final CA r becomes R in verbs and r in nouns and adjectives (because of genitive -i) | ||