Additionally, the minority of scholars who favor an Asian origin of Afroasiatic tend to place Semitic as the first branch to split off.
ɐdˈɪʃənəli, ðə maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv skˈɑːlɚz hˌuː fˈeɪvɚɹ ɐn ˈeɪʒən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌv ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk tˈɛnd tə plˈeɪs sɛmˈɪɾɪk æz ðə fˈɜːst bɹˈæntʃ tə splˈɪt ˈɔf.