ðə fˈɔːɹmz ʌvðə pɹˈoʊnaʊnz ɑːɹ vˈɛɹi stˈeɪbəl θɹuːˈaʊt ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk ɛksklˈuːdɪŋ ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk, ænd ðeɪ hɐvbɪn jˈuːzd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə tʃˈiːf tˈuːlz fɔːɹ dɪtˈɜːmɪnɪŋ wˈɛðɚɹ ɐ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ bᵻlˈɔŋz tə ðə fˈæmɪli.
The forms of the pronouns are very stable throughout Afroasiatic (excluding Omotic), and they have been used as one of the chief tools for determining whether a language belongs to the family.