Phonology Archives - Uusi kielemme

Boundary Gemination – Loppukahdennus – Advanced Finnish

May 20, 2020

Menep pois! Tulet tänne! Boundary gemination (rajageminaatio) or "end doubling" (loppukahdennus) is an advanced phonological phenomenon in Finnish.

Finnish Spoken Language Pronunciation

March 13, 2020

Phonology

"Sit haluun yhen vihreen pussin karkkej" That sentence contains 5 ways in which the Finnish spoken language pronunciation differs from its written form!

Pöydällä vs Pöyrällä – Finnish Phonology Issues

January 10, 2020

Phonology

The letter d gets replaced by certain other sounds in spoken language. So what's the genetive form of "pöytä" in your dialect, pöydän vs pöyrän?

Vowel Lengths: Matemaatikko Matematiikka

October 20, 2019

Phonology

Let's take a look at the vowel lengths in words like politiikka and poliitikko. These are parallel nouns that express a person and a field of science.

Why Doesn’t Siivota Become “Siipoan”?

September 28, 2019

Consonant Gradation

In this article we take a look at the possible answer to the question "Why doesn't siivota become siipoan?" and other similar consonant gradation puzzles.

Kolme as Kolome – Svaavokaali – Schwa Vowel

September 9, 2019

Phonology

Some Finns say kolme as "kolome", kylmä as "kylymä" and helppo as "heleppo". Learn more about the phenomenon called schwa vowel or svaavokaali in Finnish.

Vanha vs Wanha – Finnish Phonology Issues

August 8, 2019

Phonology

Phonology (the study of speech sounds) is interesting in many ways. Learn more about the history behind wanha vs vanha in this article!

Banaani vs Panaani – Finnish Phonology Issues

August 7, 2019

Phonology

Have you ever noticed that Fins don't clearly pronounce the b-sound? Think of banaani vs panaani for example. Learn whyFinns have problems with the b!