The ⟨n⟩ during the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced being a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not followed by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is published ⟨ng⟩.A prominent illustration of the result in the regular language is the event of the consonant gradation variety /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this pattern was at first (1940) identified n