wˈɔːɹfɛɹ fjˈuːdɪŋ, hˈɛdhʌntɪŋ, fˈɑːɹmɪŋ, fˈɪʃɪŋ, kənˈuː bˈɪldɪŋ, hˈaʊs bˈɪldɪŋ, tˈɜːɾəl ænd dˈuːɡɔŋ hˈʌntɪŋ ænd ɐ hˈoʊst ʌv ˈʌðɚɹ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz wɜː ðə mˈeɪn ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃənz ʌv bˈɑːduː mˈɛn ʌntˈɪl ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
Warfare (feuding, headhunting), farming, fishing, canoe building, house building, turtle and dugong hunting and a host of other activities were the main occupations of Badu men until the 1870s.