mˈɛni sˈʌtʃ aʊtsˈaɪdɚz wɜː ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd ɔːɹ ɪn sˌʌm ɹˈɛɹ kˈeɪsᵻz blˈækbˈɜːdᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi fɔːɹ pˈɜːl dˈaɪvɪŋ ænd ˈʌðɚ mɚɹˈiːn wˈɜːk, wˌaɪl ˈʌðɚz fɹʌm lˈɪfuː ænd sæmˈoʊə wɜː mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz wɪððə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ænd fˈɔːɹən bˈaɪbəl səsˈaɪəɾi.
Many such outsiders were recruited – or in some rare cases black-birded – in the 19th century for pearl diving and other marine work, while others (from Lifu and Samoa) were missionaries with the British and Foreign Bible Society.