ðɪs lˈoʊ ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv mˌɑːɹtɪnˈiːk, wɪð ɪts mˈæŋɡɹoʊvz ænd flˈʌdᵻd lˈændz, kˈiːps ɪn ɪts nˈeɪm ðə mˈɛmɚɹi ʌvðə pɐsˈɪfɪk mˈænɐtˌiːz, hˈʌntᵻd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ mˈiːt baɪ ðɪ ˈaɪləndz fˈɜːst ɪnhˈæbɪtənts.
This low region of Martinique, with its mangroves and flooded lands, keeps in its name the memory of the pacific manatees, hunted for their meat by the island's first inhabitants.