However, Meinhof's "Hamitic" classification remained prevalent throughout the early 20th century until it was definitively disproven by Joseph Greenberg in the 1940s, based on racial and anthropological data.
haʊˈɛvɚ, mˈeɪnhɑːfs "hæmˈɪɾɪk" klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ɹᵻmˈeɪnd pɹˈɛvələnt θɹuːˈaʊt ðɪ ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ʌntˈɪl ɪt wʌz dᵻfˈɪnɪtˌɪvli dɪspɹˈuːvən baɪ dʒˈoʊsəf ɡɹˈiːnbɜːɡ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɹˈeɪʃəl ænd ˌænθɹəpəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl dˈeɪɾə.