æz ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ ˈɛvɪdəns fɚðə "pɹˈiːfɪks kˌɑːndʒuːɡˈeɪʃən" ɪn ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk, tʃˈædɪk, ɔːɹ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən, ɪɾ ɪz ʌŋklˈɪɹ wˈɛðɚ ðɪs wʌzɐ pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk fˈiːtʃɚ ðɐthɐzbˌɪn lˈɔst ɪn ðoʊz bɹˈæntʃᵻz ɔːɹ ɪz ɐ ʃˈɛɹd ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən ɐmˌʌŋ sɛmˈɪɾɪk, bˈɜːbɚ, ænd kʊʃˈɪɾɪk.
As there is no evidence for the "prefix conjugation" in Omotic, Chadic, or Egyptian, it is unclear whether this was a Proto-Afroasiatic feature that has been lost in those branches or is a shared innovation among Semitic, Berber, and Cushitic.