ðæt ˈɪz, fɹʌm ɐn ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd tˈuː,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd pˈiːpəl ˌɔn wˈʊdlɑːɹk ˈaɪlənd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ fˈɜːst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈɑːntækt, ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən hæd dɹˈɑːpt tə bᵻtwˌiːn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ænd nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd baɪ ɐbˌaʊt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ðˌoʊ ɪt hɐz ɹᵻbˈaʊndᵻd ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz.
That is, from an estimated 2,200 people on Woodlark Island during first European contact, the population had dropped to between 700 and 900 by about 1915, though it has rebounded over the years.