English: By the early 18th century, with the lines between commercial and political dominance being increasingly blurred, a number of European trading companies, including the English East India Company, had established coastal outposts.
Ho: 18th century eteoṕ loḱ do, commercial anḍoḱ political dominance tala ren panaa gaar ẽeć tersaoḱ tan loḱ, English East India Company mesa keet́aḱ Europe aḱ sangi trading company ko patukam kuṭi (coastal) outpost kokô establish sekaa let́ taekena.