The first column represents the underlying morphophonemic transcription; the second column the surface phonetic transcription:
| /l/ in word initial position: | ||||
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lwliwlx | [lulíwəlx] | bell | RA |
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lwliwlx | [lulíwəlx] | bell | DD |
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lawán | [lawán] | oats | RA |
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lawán | [lawán] | oats | DD |
| liq̓ | [liq̓] | bury | RA |
| liq̓ | [liq̓] | bury | DD |
| limt | [limt] | glad | RA |
| limt | [limt] | glad | DD |
| lut | [lut] | no | RA |
| lut | [lut] | no | DD |
| lɣmin | [ləɣmín] | spear | RA |
| lɣmin | [ləɣmín] | spear | DD |
| lq̓ʷap | [ḷq̓ʷap] | chipped | RA |
| lq̓ʷap | [ḷq̓ʷap] | chipped | DD |
| lkapú | [ḷkapú] | coat | RA |
| lkapú | [ḷkapú] | coat | DD |
| /l/ in word medial position: | ||||
| pulskʷ | [pulskʷ] | kill him, beat him up | RA |
| pulskʷ | [pulskʷ] | kill him, beat him up | DD |
| mulx | [mulx] | cottonwood | RA |
| mulx | [mulx] | cottonwood | DD |
| kilx | [kilx] | hand | RA |
| kilx | [kilx] | hand | DD |
| mlqnups | [məlqnúps] | eagle, golden eagle | RA |
| mlqnups | [məlqnúps] | eagle, golden eagle | DD |
| sqʷlcnink | [sqʷəlcnínk] | stomach | RA |
| sqʷlcnink | [sqʷəlcnínk] | stomach | DD |
| cilkst | [cilkst] | five | RA |
| cilkst | [cilkst] | five | DD |
| nstils | [ṇstils] | think | RA |
| nstils | [ṇstils] | think | DD |
| ylmixʷm | [ilmíxʷəm] | chief | RA |
| ylmixʷm | [ilmíxʷəm] | chief | DD |
| /l/ in word final position: | ||||
| kʷil | [kʷil] | dark red | RA |
| kʷil | [kʷil] | dark red | DD |
| lisál | [lisál] | salt | RA |
| lisál | [lisál] | salt | DD |
| pil | [pil] | flat | RA |
| pil | [pil] | flat | RA |
| lapál | [lapál] | shovel | RA |
| lapál | [lapál] | shovel | DD |
| ʔasíl | [ʔasíl] | two | DD |
| ʔasíl | [ʔasíl] | two | RA |
| nixl | [níxəl] | hear | RA |
| nixl | [níxəl] | hear | DD |
| xʷlal | [xʷlal] | come alive | RA |
| xʷlal | [xʷlal] | come alive | DD |
this symbol represents a syllabic l.