diff --git a/phsource/ph_ipa b/phsource/ph_ipa
index bbd65478..26cfbc0c 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_ipa
+++ b/phsource/ph_ipa
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // | afr     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat afr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | sib frc |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
-// | frc     |     | B   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+// | frc     |     | B   |     | v   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat frc |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | apr     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | r\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
@@ -406,6 +406,30 @@ phoneme B
   FMT(voc/bh) addWav(vocw/v)
 endphoneme
 
+phoneme v
+  vcd lbd frc
+  ipa v
+  lengthmod 6
+  Vowelin  f1=0  f2=1000 -300 -200  f3=-300 100
+  Vowelout f1=0  f2=1000 -500 -300  f3=-300 60  len=50
+
+  IF KlattSynth THEN
+    Vowelout f1=1  f2=1000 -500 -300  f3=-300 60  len=50 brk
+    IF nextPh(isPause2) THEN
+      FMT(klatt/v_) addWav(vocw/v)
+    ENDIF
+    FMT(klatt/v) addWav(vocw/v, 150)
+  ENDIF
+
+  IF nextPh(isPause2) THEN
+    FMT(voc/v_) addWav(vocw/v)
+  ENDIF
+  IF thisPh(isWordStart) AND nextPhW(isLiquid) THEN
+    length 70
+  ENDIF
+  FMT(voc/v) addWav(vocw/v)
+endphoneme
+
 // approximant
 
 phoneme r\\
diff --git a/phsource/phonemes b/phsource/phonemes
index 4fed7a06..987336a1 100644
--- a/phsource/phonemes
+++ b/phsource/phonemes
@@ -740,30 +740,10 @@ phoneme B
 endphoneme
 
 phoneme v
-  vcd lbd frc
+  import_phoneme ipa/v
   voicingswitch f
-  lengthmod 6
-  Vowelin  f1=0  f2=1000 -300 -200  f3=-300 100
-  Vowelout f1=0  f2=1000 -500 -300  f3=-300 60  len=50
-
-  IF KlattSynth THEN
-    Vowelout f1=1  f2=1000 -500 -300  f3=-300 60  len=50 brk
-    IF nextPh(isPause2) THEN
-      FMT(klatt/v_) addWav(vocw/v)
-    ENDIF
-    FMT(klatt/v) addWav(vocw/v, 150)
-  ENDIF
-
-  IF nextPh(isPause2) THEN
-    FMT(voc/v_) addWav(vocw/v)
-  ENDIF
-  IF thisPh(isWordStart) AND nextPhW(isLiquid) THEN
-    length 70
-  ENDIF
-  FMT(voc/v) addWav(vocw/v)
 endphoneme
 
-
 phoneme v#        // approximant, not fricative
   vcd lbd frc
   ipa ʋ