Proponents of an origin of Afroasiatic within Africa assume the proto-language to have been spoken by pre-Neolithic hunter-gatherers, arguing that there is no evidence of words in Proto-Afroasiatic related to agriculture or animal husbandry.
pɹəpˈoʊnənts əvən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌv ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk wɪðˌɪn ˈæfɹɪkə ɐsˈuːm ðə pɹˈoʊɾoʊlˈæŋɡwɪdʒ tə hɐvbɪn spˈoʊkən baɪ pɹˈiːnˌiːoʊlˈɪθɪk hˈʌntɚɡˈæðɚɹɚz, ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ ˈɛvɪdəns ʌv wˈɜːdz ɪn pɹˈoʊɾoʊˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tʊ ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ ɔːɹ ˈænɪməl hˈʌsbəndɹi.