The ⟨n⟩ in the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced as a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not accompanied by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is composed ⟨ng⟩.A distinguished illustration of the influence of the normal language is the development in the consonant gradation sort /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this sample was initially (1940) uncovere