fɚðə pˈæst fjˈuː sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, ðeɪ hæv dɪvˈɛləpt fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ pˈʊɹ ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz hˈaʊzɪŋ sˌʌm tˈɛn fˈæmɪliz, tə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃənz ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ɪnhˈæbɪtənts.
For the past few centuries, they have developed from being poor agricultural villages housing some 10 families, to populations of 1000 inhabitants.