HELPING THE OTHERS REALIZE THE ADVANTAGES OF AJOKORTTI

The ⟨n⟩ while in the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced for a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not followed by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is created ⟨ng⟩.A outstanding illustration of the effect in the common language is the development on the consonant gradation sort /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this pattern was initially (1940) observed