haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐksˈiːdɪŋ tə ðə mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃənz, ðiːz pɹˈɪmᵻtˌɪv pˈiːpəl ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðə jˈuːs ʌvðə stˈoʊn ˈæks, ðə mˌeɪkɪŋ ʌv ɡˈʊd pˈɑːɾɚɹi, ænd ðə dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌv lˈænd ˈɛɹiəz ˌɪntʊ skwˈɛɹz.
However, acceding to the missionary observations, these primitive people understood the use of the stone ax, the making of good pottery, and the division of land areas into squares.