While systematic sound laws have not yet been established to explain the relationships between the various branches of Afroasiatic, the languages share a number of common features.
wˌaɪl sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk sˈaʊnd lˈɔːz hɐvnˌɑːt jˈɛt bˌɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps bᵻtwˌiːn ðə vˈɛɹiəs bɹˈæntʃᵻz ʌv ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk, ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʃˈɛɹ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːmən fˈiːtʃɚz.