With the exception of some Chadic languages, all Afroasiatic languages allow both closed and open syllables; many Chadic languages do not allow a syllable to end in a consonant.
wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛpʃən ʌv sˌʌm tʃˈædɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ˈɔːl ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ɐlˈaʊ bˈoʊθ klˈoʊzd ænd ˈoʊpən sˈɪləbəlz; mˈɛni tʃˈædɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz duːnˌɑːt ɐlˈaʊ ɐ sˈɪləbəl tʊ ˈɛnd ɪn ɐ kˈɑːnsənənt.