Minimal Pairs for O vs Ɔ in Bambara/Dioula

Continuing the discussion from O ou ɔ?, @Irene :

Here is a list work-in-progress comparison chart/table/list that anybody in the Forum can update or add to because it is a “wiki” post:

(NOTE: I didn’t include tone, but in some cases the weird are only minimal pairs if you ignore tone. For instance: fo (greet) vs (say). They differ in terms of O vs Ɔ, but they also differ tonally [fò vs fɔ́], which means that they are “near minimal pairs” only.]

O-Word Ɔ-Word
bo (excrement) bɔ (go out)
dogo (hide) dɔgɔ (little)
don (enter) dɔn (know)
fo (greet; thank) fɔ (say; play)
jo (right) jɔ (stop, stand)
ko (affair) kɔ (back)
kogo (wall) kɔgɔ (salt)
kolon (worthless) kɔlɔn (well)
kongo (bush) [Jula] kɔngɔ (hunger)
lon (day) [Jula] lɔn (know) [Jula]
sogo (meat) sɔgɔ (pierce; lock)
son (thief) sɔn (accept)
soso (mosquito) sɔsɔ (beans) [Jula]
to (“tô” food dish) tɔ (remainder)
wolo (be born) wɔlɔ (partridge-like bird)
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