diff --git a/devtools/num_minip.sh b/devtools/num_minip.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# script to generate paradigms for generating word forms
+# command:
+# sh generate_contlex_para.sh PATTERN
+# example, when you are in smn:
+# sh devtools/noun_minip.sh LAAVU | less
+# sh devtools/noun_minip.sh smiergâs 
+# Only get the lemma you ask for:
+# sh devtools/noun_minip.sh '^smiergâs[:+]' 
+
+
+LOOKUP=$(echo $LOOKUP)
+HLOOKUP=$(echo $HLOOKUP)
+GTLANGS=$(echo $GTLANGS)
+
+
+PATTERN=$1
+L_FILE="in.txt"
+#cut -d '!' -f1 src/fst/morphology/stems/nouns.lexc | egrep $PATTERN |grep -v Err | tr '+' ':'| cut -d ':' -f1>$L_FILE
+echo $PATTERN > $L_FILE
+
+P_FILE="test/data/testnumparadigm.txt"
+
+for lemma in $(cat $L_FILE);
+do
+ for form in $(cat $P_FILE);
+ do
+      echo "${lemma}${form}" | $HLOOKUP $GTLANGS/lang-smn/src/fst/generator-gt-norm.hfstol # hfst
+#      echo "${lemma}${form}" | $LOOKUP $GTLANGS/lang-smn/src/fst/generator-gt-norm.xfst # xfst
+ done
+ rm -f $L_FILE
+done
+
diff --git a/test/data/testnumparadigm.txt b/test/data/testnumparadigm.txt
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++Num+Sg+Nom 
++Num+Sg+Gen 
++Num+Sg+Ill 
++Num+Sg+Loc 
++Num+Sg+Com 
++Num+Ess 
++Num+Pl+Nom 
++Num+Pl+Gen 
++Num+Pl+Ill 
++Num+Pl+Loc 
++Num+Pl+Com 
+
+
+