FACTS ABOUT AJOKORTTI REVEALED

The ⟨n⟩ during the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced to be a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not followed by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is created ⟨ng⟩.A prominent example of the outcome in the conventional language is the development in the consonant gradation form /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this pattern was initially (1940) observed