mˈɛbɛŋɡə ˈɛmɛbˈoʊnoʊ wʌz bˈɔːɹn sˈɜːkə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ɪn ɐ vˈɪlɪdʒ nˈoʊn æz mˈɛɾaʊtˌuːɛŋɡˈɔŋ, nˌɪɹ ˈɛbəlˌoʊə ɪn wʌt ɪz tədˈeɪ ðə sˈaʊθ pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv kˌæmɚɹˈuːn.
Mebenga m'Ebono was born circa 1875 in a village known as Metoutou-Engong, near Ebolowa in what is today the South Province of Cameroon.