THE SMART TRICK OF AJOKORTTI THAT NOBODY IS DISCUSSING

The ⟨n⟩ inside the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced for a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not accompanied by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is prepared ⟨ng⟩.hän menee he menevät se menee ne menee "he/she goes" "they go" lack of an animacy contrast in pronouns (ne and se are inanimate inside the official language), and loss of a quantity contrast on