æz kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɔːɹ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tɹˈeɪd ɐmˌʌŋ ðə kˈoʊstəl pˈiːpəlz ʌv kˌæmɚɹˈuːn ɡɹˈuː mˈoːɹ ɪntˈɛns, jˈʌŋ kˈɪŋ wˈɪljəmz ɹˈaɪvəlz mˌʌltɪplˈaɪd ænd hɪz sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzd ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi kɹˈʌmbəld.
As competition for European trade among the coastal peoples of Cameroon grew more intense, young King William's rivals multiplied and his centralised authority crumbled.