Moreover, all Afroasiatic languages have long been in contact with other language families and with each other, leading to the possibility of widespread borrowing both within Afroasiatic and from unrelated languages.
moːɹˈoʊvɚ, ˈɔːl ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz hæv lˈɔŋ bˌɪn ɪn kˈɑːntækt wɪð ˈʌðɚ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ fˈæmɪliz ænd wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ, lˈiːdɪŋ tə ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv wˈaɪdspɹɛd bˈɑːɹoʊɪŋ bˈoʊθ wɪðˌɪn ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk ænd fɹʌm ˌʌnɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.