fɔːɹ ɪts klˈɛnlɪnəs, ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ɪn bɹˈɛdθ ænd wˈɪtθ, ænd ðə stɹˈeɪtnəs ʌv ɪts stɹˈiːts, ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt sˈɪɾi ʌv ˈaɪlsə fˈɑːɹ sɚpˈæsᵻz ˌɛni nˈeɪɾɪv tˈaʊn aɪ hæv sˈiːn ɪn blˈæk ˈæfɹɪkə.
For its cleanliness, regularity in breadth and width, and  the straightness of its streets, the ancient city of Ilesa far surpasses any native town I have seen in black Africa.