AJOKORTTI HINTA - AN OVERVIEW

The ⟨n⟩ while in the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced for a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not followed by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is prepared ⟨ng⟩.A notable example of the impact on the standard language is the development from the consonant gradation type /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this pattern was originally (1940) discovered n