The ?n? in the sequence ?nk? is pronounced for a velar nasal /?/, as in English. When not followed by ?k?, /??/ is created ?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 during the formal language), and lack of a quantity contrast on verbs in the third human