text_original: Their kinsmen on the north retained their independence, and the Dacian ^ . 1.11 111 1 1 peoples had been lately drawn together and the Dadan welded into a formidable nation by the energy of Decebalus, their chieftain.
text_transcription: THEIR KINSMEN ON THE NORTH RETAINED THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND THE DACIAN PEOPLES HAD BEEN LATELY DRAWN TOGETHER AND WELDED INTO A FORMIDABLE NATION BY THE ENERGY OF DESABALUS THEIR CHIEFTAIN
phonemes: ðɛɹ kˈɪnzmɛn ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ðɛɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, ænd ðə dˈæʃiən . wˈʌn.ɪlˈɛvən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən wˈʌn wˈʌn pˈiːpəlz hɐdbɪn lˈeɪtli dɹˈɔːn təɡˌɛðɚ ænd ðə dˈædən wˈɛldᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl nˈeɪʃən baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnɚdʒi ʌv dᵻsˈɛbæləs, ðɛɹ tʃˈiːftən.