Because of its use by several important scholars and in the titles of significant works of scholarship, the total replacement of Hamito-Semitic is difficult.
bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts jˈuːs baɪ sˈɛvɹəl ɪmpˈoːɹtənt skˈɑːlɚz ænd ɪnðə tˈaɪɾəlz ʌv sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt wˈɜːks ʌv skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp, ðə tˈoʊɾəl ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt ʌv hæmˈiːɾoʊsɛmˈɪɾɪk ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt.