text_original: One of them, M. de la Touanne, gives the following description of the natives:  "They are rather under than over middle height, and in this respect they closely resemble the Chinese of Macao.
text_transcription: ONE OF THEM MONSIEUR DE LATOINE GIVES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIVES THEY ARE RATHER UNDER THAN OVER MIDDLE HEIGHT AND IN THIS RESPECT THEY CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE CHINESE OR MACAU
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm, ˈɛm. də lˌæ twˈɑːn, ɡˈɪvz ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌvðə nˈeɪɾɪvz:  "ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɹˈæðɚɹ ˌʌndɚ ðɐn ˌoʊvɚ mˈɪdəl hˈaɪt, ænd ɪn ðɪs ɹᵻspˈɛkt ðeɪ klˈoʊsli ɹᵻzˈɛmbəl ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ʌv mˈækaʊ.