ðə ɹˈoʊl ʌv sˈɛkʃuːəl ˌɪntɚkˈoːɹs ɪz ˈoʊnli ˌɪndɚɹˈɛktli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə kənsˈɛpʃən wɪðˌɪn tɹˌɑːbɹɪˈænd mɛntˈælᵻɾi ænd sˈiːn æz ɐ wˈeɪ ʌv ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə pˈæθ fɚðə bælˈoʊmə tʊ ˈɛntɚ ðə wˈʊmənz wˈuːm.
The role of sexual intercourse is only indirectly related to conception within Trobriand mentality and seen as a way of opening the path for the baloma to enter the woman's womb.