Phenomenon 1: Use one sound (ng) at the end of a word:
swing, long, thing, thong, saying, tongue
Phenomenon 2: Use one sound (ng) at the end of a word to which a suffix has been added
singer, hanger, wringing, kingdom, ringlet
Exception to 2: In comparative sand superlatives of the adjectives young, long, strong, use two sounds (ng+g)
younger, youngest, longer, longest, stronger, strongest
Phenomenon 3: Use two sounds (ng +g) in the middle of a word in which no suffix follows the letters ng.
anger, hunger, linger, finger, English, language, strangle, single
ng + g:
finger
longer, longest
stronger, strong#est
younger, youngest
language
angle
anguish
anger
ng:
sing, sing+er, sing+ing
long, strong, young
Ng-coalescence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_history_of_English_consonants
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