text_original: "It was I," answered the Chief. "My people are all starving because there are no buffaloes in the country, and if you had not come we should soon have all perished."
text_transcription: IT WAS I ANSWERED THE CHIEF MY PEOPLE ARE ALL STARVING BECAUSE THERE ARE NO BUFFALOES IN THE COUNTRY AND IF YOU HAD NOT COME WE SHOULD SOON HAVE ALL PERISHED
phonemes: "ɪt wʌz ˈaɪ," ˈænsɚd ðə tʃˈiːf. "maɪ pˈiːpəl ɑːɹ ˈɔːl stˈɑːɹvɪŋ bɪkˈʌz ðɛɹˌɑːɹ nˈoʊ bˈʌfəlˌoʊz ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi, ænd ɪf juː hæd nˌɑːt kˈʌm wiː ʃˌʊd sˈuːn hæv ˈɔːl pˈɛɹɪʃt."