sˈɛvɹəl ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz hæv lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈɑːnsənənt ˈɪnvəntˌoːɹiz, ænd ɪɾ ɪz lˈaɪkli ðæt ðɪs ɪz ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd fɹʌm pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk.
Several Afroasiatic languages have large consonant inventories, and it is likely that this is inherited from proto-Afroasiatic.