text_original: They told me, that, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, the ship's company had no allowance of meat, and that these meagre days were called banyan days, the reason of which they did not know; but I have since learned they take their denomination from a sect of devotees in some parts of the East Indies, who never taste flesh.
text_transcription: THEY TOLD ME THAT ON MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS THE SHIP'S COMPANY HAD NO ALLOWANCE OF MEAT AND THAT THESE MEAGRE DAYS WERE CALLED BAGAN DAYS THE REASON OF WHICH THEY DID NOT KNOW BUT I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THEY TAKE THEIR DENOMINATION FROM A SECT OF DEVOTEES IN SOME PARTS OF THE EAST INDIES WHO NEVER TASTE FLESH
phonemes: ðeɪ tˈoʊld mˌiː, ðˈæt, ˌɔn mˈʌndeɪz, wˈɛnzdeɪz, ænd fɹˈaɪdeɪz, ðə ʃˈɪps kˈʌmpəni hæd nˈoʊ ɐlˈaʊəns ʌv mˈiːt, ænd ðæt ðiːz mˈiːɡɚ dˈeɪz wɜː kˈɔːld bˈænjən dˈeɪz, ðə ɹˈiːzən ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ; bˌʌt aɪ hæv sˈɪns lˈɜːnd ðeɪ tˈeɪk ðɛɹ dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɹʌm ɐ sˈɛkt ʌv dˌɛvoʊtˈiːz ɪn sˌʌm pˈɑːɹts ʌvðɪ ˈiːst ˈɪndiz, hˌuː nˈɛvɚ tˈeɪst flˈɛʃ.