A significant minority of scholars supports an Asian origin of Afroasiatic, most of whom are specialists in Semitic or Egyptian studies.
ɐ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv skˈɑːlɚz səpˈoːɹts ɐn ˈeɪʒən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌv ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk, mˈoʊst əv hˈuːm ɑːɹ spˈɛʃəlˌɪsts ɪn sɛmˈɪɾɪk ɔːɹ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən stˈʌdiz.