The ⟨n⟩ within the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced as being a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not accompanied by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is penned ⟨ng⟩.A popular illustration of the effect in the common language is the event on the consonant gradation variety /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this sample was initially (1940) uncovered na