AJOKORTTI HINTA - AN OVERVIEW

The ⟨n⟩ in the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced like a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not followed by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is written ⟨ng⟩.A well known illustration of the effect from the normal language is the development in the consonant gradation kind /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this pattern was originally (1940) located nati