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Are there any languages that contrast plain consonants and velarized ones (no velarized/palatalized contrast, but plain/velarized) on consonants other than /l/?

Gilbertese (Kiribati) has velarized labials, /p/ and /m/. It evolved from the Micronesian family, with even more velarized contrasts, but a quick glance through Wikipedia has the phonology of Marshallese listed with palatalization on the non-velarized consonants, and also says that the contrast is really expressed mostly in the vowels than the consnants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshallese_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbertese_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesian_languages

You may be able to find something in Semitic as well, as I've heard it said that the proto-Semitic emphatic consonants developed into velarized consonants in some branches.

Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for.