A SECRET WEAPON FOR SUOMI

The ⟨n⟩ within the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced to be a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not accompanied by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is composed ⟨ng⟩.hän menee he menevät se menee ne menee "he/she goes" "they go" loss of an animacy distinction in pronouns (ne and se are inanimate within the formal language), and lack of a range distinction