diff --git a/phsource/ph_ipa b/phsource/ph_ipa
index 801687be..24627ade 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_ipa
+++ b/phsource/ph_ipa
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 // | frc     |     | B   |     | v   |     | D   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j\  |     | G   |     | R   |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat frc |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | apr     |     | P   |     |     |     |     |     | r\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
-// | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | l   |     |     |     | l`  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+// | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | l   |     |     |     | l`  |     |     |     | L   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | flp     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat flp |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | trl     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
@@ -811,6 +811,29 @@ phoneme j
   ENDIF
 endphoneme
 
+phoneme L
+  vcd pal lat apr liquid
+  ipa ʎ
+  lengthmod 7
+  Vowelout len=60 lenadd rate
+  length 100
+
+  NextVowelStarts
+    VowelStart(l^/j2@)
+    VowelStart(l^/j2a)
+    VowelStart(l^/j2e)
+    VowelStart(l^/j2i)
+    VowelStart(l^/j2o)
+    VowelStart(l^/j2u)
+  EndSwitch
+
+  IF prevPh(isPause) THEN
+    FMT(l^/_l^)
+  ENDIF
+
+  FMT(l^/l^)
+endphoneme
+
 phoneme w
   vcd ptr vel apr liquid starttype #u
   ipa w
diff --git a/phsource/phonemes b/phsource/phonemes
index 20fe9f6b..15c33e65 100644
--- a/phsource/phonemes
+++ b/phsource/phonemes
@@ -418,26 +418,7 @@ phoneme l/3    // Replacement for [l/]
 endphoneme
 
 phoneme l^    // palatal l, e.g. Italian **g**li
-  liquid
-  ipa ʎ
-  lengthmod 7
-  Vowelout len=60 lenadd rate
-  length 100
-
-  NextVowelStarts
-    VowelStart(l^/j2@)
-    VowelStart(l^/j2a)
-    VowelStart(l^/j2e)
-    VowelStart(l^/j2i)
-    VowelStart(l^/j2o)
-    VowelStart(l^/j2u)
-  EndSwitch
-
-  IF prevPh(isPause) THEN
-    FMT(l^/_l^)
-  ENDIF
-
-  FMT(l^/l^)
+  import_phoneme ipa/L
 endphoneme
 
 phoneme l.