text_original: Even the native trees, with the exception of the cocoa palm, are very stunted. The population was estimated by a native at not more than 2000, but Bougainville thought even that too high a figure.
text_transcription: EVEN THE NATIVE TREES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE KACOA PALM ARE VERY STUNTED THE POPULATION WAS ESTIMATED BY A NATIVE AT NOT MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND BUT BOGUNHEEL THOUGHT EVEN THAT TOO HIGH A FIGURE
phonemes: ˈiːvən ðə nˈeɪɾɪv tɹˈiːz, wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛpʃən ʌvðə kˈoʊkoʊ pˈɑːm, ɑːɹ vˈɛɹi stˈʌntᵻd. ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv æt nˌɑːt mˈɔːɹ ðɐn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, bˌʌt bˈaʊɡeɪnvˌɪl θˈɔːt ˈiːvən ðæt tˈuː hˈaɪ ɐ fˈɪɡjɚ.