Most linguists divide the family into six branches: Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and Omotic.
mˈoʊst lˈɪŋɡwɪsts dᵻvˈaɪd ðə fˈæmɪli ˌɪntʊ sˈɪks bɹˈæntʃᵻz: bˈɜːbɚ, tʃˈædɪk, kʊʃˈɪɾɪk, ɪdʒˈɪpʃən, sɛmˈɪɾɪk, ænd ɑːmˈɑːɾɪk.