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  • SBC. 'lily'

    'lj', though it lends itself to unbeautiful pronunciation in English, denotes the palatal lateral approximant ʎ, which is ferry pretty in the original.

    May 4, 2009

  • I can't be sure that I'm pronouncing it correctly, but the double-'lj' renders it beautifully slow and rotund in my mouth.

    May 5, 2009