text_original: _] These Cantons or Towns, he says, are generally upon an Ascent near the Rivers _Uruguay_ and _Paraguay_, and contain young and old from 6000 to 8000 Souls. Each Canton has a Church and a square Market place near it, the rest being divided into Streets of Clay Hutts cover'd with Straw, only of late they begin to use Tiles.
text_transcription: THESE CANTONS OR TOWNS HE SAYS ARE GENERALLY UPON AN ASCENT NEAR THE RIVERS OUDAWAI AND BUTAHWAI AND CONTAIN YOUNG AND OLD FROM SIX THOUSAND TO EIGHT THOUSAND SOULS EACH CANTON HAS A CHURCH AND A SQUARE MARKET PLACED NEAR IT THE REST BEING DIVIDED INTO STREETS OF CLAY HUTS COVERED WITH STRAW ONLY OF LATE THEY BEGIN TO USE TILES
phonemes: ] ðiːz kˈæntɑːnz ɔːɹ tˈaʊnz, hiː sˈɛz, ɑːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli əpˌɑːn ɐn ɐsˈɛnt nˌɪɹ ðə ɹˈɪvɚz jˈʊɹɹuːɡwˌaɪ ænd pˈæɹəɡwˌaɪ, ænd kəntˈeɪn jˈʌŋ ænd ˈoʊld fɹʌm sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd tʊ ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd sˈoʊlz. ˈiːtʃ kˈæntɑːn hɐz ɐ tʃˈɜːtʃ ænd ɐ skwˈɛɹ mˈɑːɹkɪt plˈeɪs nˈɪɹ ɪt, ðə ɹˈɛst bˌiːɪŋ dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ stɹˈiːts ʌv klˈeɪ hˈʌts kˈʌvɚd wɪð stɹˈɔː, ˈoʊnli ʌv lˈeɪt ðeɪ bɪɡˈɪn tə jˈuːz tˈaɪlz.