hiː wʌz nˈeɪmd "ˈɛmpˈɑːdɑːl ˈaɪɑːn", wˌɪtʃ mˈɛnt spˈiːkɚɹ ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ spˈoʊksmən ɪnðə nˈeɪɾɪv lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ʌv bˈæsə.
He was named "Mpodol Ion", which meant speaker of the nation or spokesman in the native language of the people of Bassa.