Several Afroasiatic languages have large consonant inventories, and it is likely that this is inherited from proto-Afroasiatic.
sˈɛvɹəl ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz hæv lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈɑːnsənənt ˈɪnvəntˌoːɹiz, ænd ɪɾ ɪz lˈaɪkli ðæt ðɪs ɪz ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd fɹʌm pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk.