New Video: Mastering O vs Ɔ!

New video out!

It’s the second lesson in a new mini-series on tricky sounds and letters in Manding languages like Bambara, Dioula and Malinké!

And it’s with my friend Marie-Ange — a PhD researcher at Cambridge and a passionate student of Manding!

Figure out some tricks and tips for distinguishing O from Ɔ (AKA “closed O” which was historically written “Ò”) in words like “to” (a West African food dish sometimes spelled “tô” in French) and “tɔ” (the rest/remainder of something).

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