bˈeɪst ˌɔn dɪskˈʌʃənz wɪð nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ pˈiːpəlz, jˈoʊhɑːn lˈʌdwɪɡ kɹˈæpf ɹˈoʊt ðætðə pˈiːpəl ʌv mˈɛnts "hæv ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv bˌiːɪŋ bɹˈeɪv, kwˈɔːɹəlsˌʌm, ɪnhɑːspˈɪɾəbəl, ɪnhˈiəɹəntli bɹˈeɪv, ænd ɪf ðeɪ ɑːɹ ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd, ðeɪ kæn tʃˈeɪndʒ ðɛɹ bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ, ænd ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɹᵻsˈɪliənt ɪn nˈeɪtʃɚ, ænd ðeɪ ɑːɹ bˈɔːɹn wɪð tɹˈuːθ."
Based on discussions with neighboring peoples, Johann Ludwig Krapf wrote that the people of Menz "have the character of being brave, quarrelsome, inhospitable, inherently brave, and if they are educated, they can change their behaviour, and they are resilient in nature, and they are born with truth."