The early stratum consists of basic lexicon including body parts, animal names, natural features, and pronouns, while the names of cultural items (agriculture terms and words for cultural artifacts, which are reconstructible in Proto-Austroasiatic) form part of the later stratum.
ðɪ ˈɜːli stɹˈɑːɾəm kənsˈɪsts ʌv bˈeɪsɪk lˈɛksɪkən ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ bˈɑːdi pˈɑːɹts, ˈænɪməl nˈeɪmz, nˈætʃɚɹəl fˈiːtʃɚz, ænd pɹˈoʊnaʊnz, wˌaɪl ðə nˈeɪmz ʌv kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˈaɪɾəmz ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ tˈɜːmz ænd wˈɜːdz fɔːɹ kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌktᵻbəl ɪn pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌɔːstɹoʊsɪˈæɾɪk fˈɔːɹm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə lˈeɪɾɚ stɹˈɑːɾəm.