The names Lisramic—based on the Afroasiastic root *lis- ("tongue") and the Egyptian word rmṯ ("person")—and Erythraean—referring to the core area around which the languages are spoken, the Red Sea—have also been proposed.
ðə nˈeɪmz lɪsɹˈæmɪk—bˈeɪst ɔnðɪ ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæstɪk ɹˈuːt ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk lˈɪs"tˈʌŋ"ænd ðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən wˈɜːd ˌɑːɹɹˌɛmlˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˌiːsˌɪksˈɛf"pˈɜːsən"—ænd ˌɜːɹɪθɹˈiən—ɹᵻfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə ðə kˈoːɹ ˈɛɹiə ɚɹˈaʊnd wˌɪtʃ ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ spˈoʊkən, ðə ɹˈɛd sˈiː—hæv ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn pɹəpˈoʊzd.