tväänitys
Tväänitys is a term primarily used in Finnish and occasionally in related linguistic discussions to describe the phenomenon of an initial /t/ sound in a word being replaced by a /tv/ cluster. This change is not a standard phonetic development and is often considered a dialectal feature or a non-standard pronunciation. It is most commonly observed in certain dialects of Finnish, particularly in spoken language.
The exact origin and prevalence of tväänitys are not extensively documented in mainstream linguistics, but it
Linguistic studies of Finnish dialects occasionally reference tväänitys as an example of localized phonetic shifts. While