ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ kənsˈɛnsəs ɐmˌʌŋ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl lˈɪŋɡwɪsts æz tə pɹɪsˈaɪsli wˌɛɹ ɔːɹ wɛn ðə kˈɑːmən ˈænsɛstɚɹ ʌv ˈɔːl ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, nˈoʊn æz pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk, wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli spˈoʊkən.
There is no consensus among historical linguists as to precisely where or when the common ancestor of all Afroasiatic languages, known as Proto-Afroasiatic, was originally spoken.