The assignment of nouns and pronouns to either masculine or feminine gender is present in all branches – but not all languages – of the Afroasiatic family.
ðɪ ɐsˈaɪnmənt ʌv nˈaʊnz ænd pɹˈoʊnaʊnz tʊ ˈiːðɚ mˈæskjʊlˌɪn ɔːɹ fˈɛmᵻnˌɪn dʒˈɛndɚɹ ɪz pɹˈɛzənt ɪn ˈɔːl bɹˈæntʃᵻz bˌʌt nˌɑːt ˈɔːl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʌvðɪ ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk fˈæmɪli.