Editing Afroasiatic languages (section)

===Other proposed branches===
There are also other proposed branches, but none has so far convinced a majority of scholars:{{sfn|Zaborski|2011}}
* Linguist H. Fleming proposed that the near-extinct [[Ongota language]] is a separate branch of Afroasiatic;{{sfn|Fleming|2006}} however, this is only one of several competing theories.{{sfn|Sands|2009|p=565}}{{sfn|Huehnergard|2004|p=139}} About half of current scholarly hypotheses on Ongota's origins align it with Afroasiatic in some way.{{sfn|Güldemann|2018|p=342}}
* [[Robert Hetzron]] proposed that [[Beja language|Beja]] is not part of Cushitic, but a separate branch.{{sfn|Huehnergard|2004|p=140}} The prevailing opinion, however, is that Beja is a branch of Cushitic.{{sfn|Güldemann|2018|p=327}}
* The extinct [[Meroitic language]] has been proposed to represent a branch of Afroasiatic.{{sfn|Meyer|Wolff|2019|p=251}} Although an Afroasiatic connection is sometimes viewed as refuted, it continues to be defended by scholars such as Edward Lipiński.{{sfn|Güldemann|2018|p=282}}
* The [[Kujarge language]] is usually considered part of the Chadic languages;{{sfn|Meyer|Wolff|2019|p=258}} however, Roger Blench has proposed that it may be a separate branch of Afroasiatic.{{sfn|Peust|2012|p=231}}{{sfn|Blench|2008}}