There is no consensus among historical linguists as to precisely where or when the common ancestor of all Afroasiatic languages, known as Proto-Afroasiatic, was originally spoken.
ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ kənsˈɛnsəs ɐmˌʌŋ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl lˈɪŋɡwɪsts æz tə pɹɪsˈaɪsli wˌɛɹ ɔːɹ wɛn ðə kˈɑːmən ˈænsɛstɚɹ ʌv ˈɔːl ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, nˈoʊn æz pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk, wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli spˈoʊkən.