The majority of AA languages are tonal languages: phonemic tonality is found in Omotic, Chadic, and Cushitic languages, but absent in Berber and Semitic.
ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv ˌeɪˈeɪ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ tˈoʊnəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz: fɑːnˈɛmɪk toʊnˈælᵻɾi ɪz fˈaʊnd ɪn ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk, tʃˈædɪk, ænd kʊʃˈɪɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, bˌʌt ˈæbsənt ɪn bˈɜːbɚ ænd sɛmˈɪɾɪk.