dˈaɪbɚvˌɪl wʌz tˈoʊld ðætðə baɪlˈɑːksi nˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli kwˈaɪt nˈuːmɚɹəs, bˌʌt ðæt ðɛɹ pˈiːpəl wɜː sᵻvˈɪɹli dˈɛsᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐn ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk ʌv smˈɔːlpɑːks, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛft ɐn ɛntˈaɪɚ vˈɪlɪdʒ ɐbˈændənd ænd ɪn ɹˈuːɪnz.
D'Iberville was told that the Biloxi nation was formerly quite numerous, but that their people were severely decimated by an epidemic of smallpox, which left an entire village abandoned and in ruins.