The reconstructed timelines of when Proto-Afroasiatic was spoken vary extensively, with dates ranging from 18,000 BC to 8,000 BC.
ðə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌktᵻd tˈaɪmlaɪnz ʌv wɛn pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk wʌz spˈoʊkən vˈɛɹi ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli, wɪð dˈeɪts ɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ fɹʌm ˈeɪtiːn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ bˌiːsˈiː tʊ ˈeɪt,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ bˌiːsˈiː.