ipa: l (vcd alv lat apr).

phsource/ph_ipa

 // | frc     |     | B   |     | v   |     | D   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j\  |     | G   |     | R   |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat frc |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | apr     |     | P   |     |     |     |     |     | r\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
-// | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+// | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | l   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | flp     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat flp |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | trl     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
   FMT(r/r)
 endphoneme
 
+phoneme l
+  vcd alv lat apr liquid
+  ipa l
+  lengthmod 7
+
+  IF nextPh(isNotVowel) THEN
+    PrevVowelEndings
+      VowelEnding(l/L1_@L, -60)
+      VowelEnding(l/L1_aL, -40)
+      VowelEnding(l/L1_eL, -30)
+      VowelEnding(l/L1_iL, -30)
+      VowelEnding(l/L1_oL, -40)
+      VowelEnding(l/L1_uL, -40)
+    EndSwitch
+
+    // we need to replace these with new FMT sequeces for jl and wl
+    IF prevPhW(j) THEN
+      FMT(l/L1_eL)
+    ELIF prevPhW(w) THEN
+      FMT(l/L1_eL)
+    ENDIF
+
+    FMT(l/l_)
+  ENDIF
+
+  NextVowelStarts
+    VowelStart(l/l@)
+    VowelStart(l/la)
+    VowelStart(l/le)
+    VowelStart(l/li, -10)
+    VowelStart(l/lo)
+    VowelStart(l/lu)
+  EndSwitch
+
+  IF prevPh(#@) THEN
+    VowelEnding(l/xl, -50)
+  ELIF prevPh(isVowel) THEN
+    VowelEnding(l/xl, -40)
+  ENDIF
+
+  IF prevPh(isPause) THEN
+    FMT(l/_l)
+  ENDIF
+
+  IF prevPh(t) THEN
+    FMT(l/tl)
+  ENDIF
+
+  IF prevPh(l) THEN
+    FMT(l/l_long) // double l, make it longer
+  ENDIF
+
+  FMT(l/l)
+endphoneme
+
 phoneme j
   vcd pal apr liquid starttype #i
   ipa j

phsource/phonemes

 endprocedure
 
 phoneme l
-  liquid
-  lengthmod 7
-
-  IF nextPh(isNotVowel) THEN
-    ChangePhoneme(l/)
-  ENDIF
-
-  IF nextPh(isNotVowel) THEN
-    // in case the next phoneme is no longer a vowel, in pass=2
-    PrevVowelEndings
-      VowelEnding(l/L1_@L, -60)
-      VowelEnding(l/L1_aL, -40)
-      VowelEnding(l/L1_eL, -30)
-      VowelEnding(l/L1_iL, -30)
-      VowelEnding(l/L1_oL, -40)
-      VowelEnding(l/L1_uL, -40)
-    EndSwitch
-
-    FMT(l/l_)
-    RETURN
-  ENDIF
-
-  CALL vowelstart_l
-
-  IF prevPh(#@) THEN
-    VowelEnding(l/xl, -50)
-  ELIF prevPh(isVowel) THEN
-    VowelEnding(l/xl, -40)
-  ENDIF
-
-  IF prevPh(isPause) THEN
-    FMT(l/_l)
-  ENDIF
-
-  IF prevPh(t) THEN
-    FMT(l/tl)
-  ENDIF
-
-  IF prevPh(l/) THEN
-    FMT(l/l_long)    // double l, make it longer
-  ENDIF
-
-  FMT(l/l)
+  import_phoneme ipa/l
 endphoneme
 
-
 phoneme l/    // used for [l] when not before a vowel
-  liquid
-  lengthmod 7
-
-  IF nextPh(isVowel) THEN
-    ChangePhoneme(l)
-  ENDIF
-
-  PrevVowelEndings
-    VowelEnding(l/L1_@L, -60)
-    VowelEnding(l/L1_aL, -40)
-    VowelEnding(l/L1_eL, -30)
-    VowelEnding(l/L1_iL, -30)
-    VowelEnding(l/L1_oL, -40)
-    VowelEnding(l/L1_uL, -40)
-  EndSwitch
-
-  // we need to replace these with new FMT sequeces for jl and wl
-  IF prevPhW(j) THEN
-    FMT(l/L1_eL)
-  ENDIF
-  IF prevPhW(w) THEN
-    FMT(l/L1_eL)
-  ENDIF
-
-  FMT(l/l_)
+  import_phoneme ipa/l
 endphoneme
 
 phoneme l/2    // 'dark' [l] after a vowel