The ?n? within the sequence ?nk? is pronounced as being a velar nasal /?/, as in English. When not followed by ?k?, /??/ is penned ?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 from the formal language), and loss of a number distinction on verbs while in the