sˈɪdwɛl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ˈɑːɹɡjuːz ðæt ɐseɪnˈiːz ænd tʃˈæmɪk hæd ˈɔfən bˈɑːɹoʊd ˌɔːstɹoʊsɪˈæɾɪk wˈɜːdz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntli ʌv ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ, wˌaɪl sˌʌm ˌɔːstɹoʊsɪˈæɾɪk wˈɜːdz kæn biː tɹˈeɪst bˈæk tə pɹˈoʊɾoʊɐsˈeɪtʃˈæmɪk.
Sidwell (2006) argues that Acehnese and Chamic had often borrowed Austroasiatic words independently of each other, while some Austroasiatic words can be traced back to Proto-Aceh-Chamic.