ipa: ʟ (vcd vel lat apr).

phsource/ph_ipa

 // | frc     |     | B   |     | v   |     | D   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j\  |     | G   |     | R   |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat frc |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | apr     |     | P   |     |     |     |     |     | r\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
-// | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | l   |     |     |     | l`  |     |     |     | L   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+// | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | l   |     |     |     | l`  |     |     |     | L   |     | L\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | flp     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat flp |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | trl     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
     FMT(w/w_)
   ENDIF
 endphoneme
+
+phoneme L\\
+  vcd vel lat apr liquid
+  ipa ʟ
+  lengthmod 7
+
+  VowelEnding(ll/xll, -40)
+
+  IF prevPh(isPause) THEN
+     FMT(ll/_ll)
+  ENDIF
+
+  FMT(ll/ll)
+endphoneme

phsource/phonemes

 endphoneme
 
 phoneme L   // velar L
-  liquid
-  lengthmod 7
-
-  IF nextPh(isNotVowel) THEN
-    ChangePhoneme(L/)     // use 'dark' [l] after a vowel
-  ENDIF
-
-  VowelEnding(ll/xll, -40)
-
-  IF prevPh(isPause) THEN
-     FMT(ll/_ll)
-  ENDIF
-
-  FMT(ll/ll)
+  import_phoneme ipa/L\\
 endphoneme
 
 phoneme w