ɪn kˈeɪsᵻz ʌv pˈiːpəl hˌuː ɑːɹ bˈɔːɹn wɪðˌaʊt ɔːɹ lˈuːz ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹmz ɔːɹ hˈændz, ðə fˈiːt, lˈaɪk ðə tˈʌŋ ænd ˈʌðɚ pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə bˈɑːdi, ɑːɹ ɛksplˈoːɹd ɪn ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ fˈʌŋkʃən tə stˈænd ɪn fɚðɪ ˈæbsənt hˈændz ɪn pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ dˈeɪli hjˈuːmən tˈæsks.
In cases of people who are born without or lose their arms or hands, the feet, like the tongue and other parts of the body, are explored in greater function to stand in for the absent hands in performing daily human tasks.