ɹˈɑːdʒɚ blˈɛntʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn sədʒˈɛsts ðæt voʊkˈæbjʊlˌɛɹi ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tʊ əkwˈæɾɪk sʌbsˈɪstəns stɹˈæɾədʒiz sˈʌtʃ ɐz bˈoʊts, wˈɔːɾɚwˌeɪz, ɹˈɪvɚ fˈɔːnə, ænd fˈɪʃ kˈæptʃɚ tɛknˈiːks kæn biː ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌktᵻd fɔːɹ pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌɔːstɹoʊsɪˈæɾɪk.
Roger Blench (2017) suggests that vocabulary related to aquatic subsistence strategies (such as boats, waterways, river fauna, and fish capture techniques) can be reconstructed for Proto-Austroasiatic.