Today, Semitic languages are spoken across North Africa, West Asia, and the Horn of Africa, as well as on the island of Malta, making them the sole Afroasiatic branch with members originating outside Africa.
tədˈeɪ, sɛmˈɪɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ spˈoʊkən əkɹˌɑːs nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə, wˈɛst ˈeɪʒə, ænd ðə hˈɔːɹn ʌv ˈæfɹɪkə, æz wˈɛl æz ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv mˈɔltə, mˌeɪkɪŋ ðˌɛm ðə sˈoʊl ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk bɹˈæntʃ wɪð mˈɛmbɚz ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ aʊtsˈaɪd ˈæfɹɪkə.