Ł–l merger (; ) is a phonological change in northeastern dialects of the Kashubian language, a merger of Ł into L. The Polish-language term is derived from the pronunciation of the words "béł", "bëła" (Polish: "był", "była", English: "was") as "bél", "bëla". The corresponding group of dialects is called .
The merger is attributed to the historical language contact with Low German being more intensive than with Polish compared to other Kashubian dialects.
See also L-vocalization#Polish and Sorbian (wałczenie)
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