The forms of the pronouns are very stable throughout Afroasiatic (excluding Omotic), and they have been used as one of the chief tools for determining whether a language belongs to the family.
ðə fˈɔːɹmz ʌvðə pɹˈoʊnaʊnz ɑːɹ vˈɛɹi stˈeɪbəl θɹuːˈaʊt ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk ɛksklˈuːdɪŋ ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk, ænd ðeɪ hɐvbɪn jˈuːzd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə tʃˈiːf tˈuːlz fɔːɹ dɪtˈɜːmɪnɪŋ wˈɛðɚɹ ɐ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ bᵻlˈɔŋz tə ðə fˈæmɪli.