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L-vocalization', in linguistics, is a process by which a lateral approximant sound such as , or, perhaps more often, velarized , is replaced by a vowel or a semivowel.

Types

There are two types of l-vocalization:
* A labiovelar approximant, velar approximant, or back vowel: > or > or
* A front vowel or palatal approximant:

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