Most scholars more narrowly place the homeland near the geographic center of its present distribution, "in the southeastern Sahara or adjacent Horn of Africa."
mˈoʊst skˈɑːlɚz mˈoːɹ nˈæɹoʊli plˈeɪs ðə hˈoʊmlənd nˌɪɹ ðə dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪk sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv ɪts pɹˈɛzənt dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən, "ɪnðə sˈaʊθiːstɚn sɐhˈæɹə ɔːɹ ɐdʒˈeɪsənt hˈɔːɹn ʌv ˈæfɹɪkə."