text_original: The Sioux that occupied Minnesota were about eight thousand strong,  men, women and children. They were divided into four principal bands, known as the M'day wa kon tons, or Spirit Lake Villagers; the Wak pay ku tays, or Leaf Shooters, from their living in the timber; the Si si tons, and Wak pay tons.
text_transcription: THE SIOUX THAT OCCUPIED MINNESOTA WERE ABOUT EIGHT THOUSAND STRONG MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN THEY WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR PRINCIPAL BANDS KNOWN AS THE UNDE WA KANTANS OR SPIRIT LAKE VILLAGERS THE WAK PAY COUTES OR LEAF SHOOTERS FROM THEIR LIVING IN THE TIMBER THE SEA SEA TONS AND WAH PE TONS
phonemes: ðə sˈuː ðæt ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə wɜːɹ ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd stɹˈɔŋ,  mˈɛn, wˈɪmɪn ænd tʃˈɪldɹən. ðeɪ wɜː dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ fˈɔːɹ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl bˈændz, nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ˈɛmdˈeɪ wˈɑː kˈɑːn tˈʌnz, ɔːɹ spˈɪɹɪt lˈeɪk vˈɪlɪdʒɚz; ðə wˈæk pˈeɪ kˈuː tˈeɪz, ɔːɹ lˈiːf ʃˈuːɾɚz, fɹʌm ðɛɹ lˈɪvɪŋ ɪnðə tˈɪmbɚ; ðə sˈiː sˈiː tˈʌnz, ænd wˈæk pˈeɪ tˈʌnz.