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Ll Lateral Approximant Bit Mi Pronounce ʎ Palatal

Symbol ʎ
Name Palatal Lateral Approximant
Notes It doesn't exist in English. Its a bit like [l], but more y-like. A bit like English million or volume. It is the original sound of Spanish ll, as in millón, llave. Nowadays only a few dialects pronounce the ll this way, mostly in the Andean region. Some people in northern Spain still pronounce it this way but less and less.
Ref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatal_lateral_approximant

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