HELPING THE OTHERS REALIZE THE ADVANTAGES OF AJOKORTTILUOKAT

The ⟨n⟩ while in the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced to be a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not followed by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is written ⟨ng⟩.A well known example of the influence of the regular language is the development in the consonant gradation kind /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this pattern was initially (1940) located n