In contrast to scholars who argue for an early split of Chadic from Afroasiatic, scholars of the Russian school tend to argue that Chadic and Egyptian are closely related, and scholars who rely on percentage of shared lexicon often group Chadic with Berber.
ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst tə skˈɑːlɚz hˌuː ˈɑːɹɡjuː fɚɹən ˈɜːli splˈɪt ʌv tʃˈædɪk fɹʌm ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk, skˈɑːlɚz ʌvðə ɹˈʌʃən skˈuːl tˈɛnd tʊ ˈɑːɹɡjuː ðæt tʃˈædɪk ænd ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ɑːɹ klˈoʊsli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd, ænd skˈɑːlɚz hˌuː ɹᵻlˈaɪ ˌɔn pɚsˈɛntɪdʒ ʌv ʃˈɛɹd lˈɛksɪkən ˈɔfən ɡɹˈuːp tʃˈædɪk wɪð bˈɜːbɚ.