original_query: What are the varying degrees of L-velarization among dialects?
query: What are the varying degrees of L-velarization among Catalan dialects?
answer: In Balearic and Central Catalan, dark L is irrespective of position.  In Western varieties like Valencian, dark L contrasts with a clear L intervocalically and word-initially. In other dialects, like Alguerese or Northern Catalan, L is never velarized.