Georg et al. 1999:72, 74 "While 'Altaic' is repeated in encyclopedias and handbooks most specialists in these languages no longer believe that the three traditional supposed Altaic groups, Turkic, Mongolian and Tungusic, are related."
Birçok çalışmada bu iki dilin Altay dilleri ile ortaklıkları gösterilmiş olsa da, bazı çalışmalarda henüz tam kabul görmediği belirtilmelidir. ^ "While 'Altaic' is repeated in encyclopedias and handbooks most specialists in these languages no longer believe that the three traditional supposed Altaic groups, Turkic, Mongolian and Tungusic, are related."