ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, vˈiːɾəli vˈiː. ʃˈɛvoːɹˌɑːʃkɪn ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˈæmɚɹˌɪnd ɐfˈɪnᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɔlmɑːsən ælɡˈɑːŋkwiənwˈækæʃən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, sədʒˈɛstɪŋ ɪnstˈɛd ðæt ðeɪ hæd ɐ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð dɛnˈeɪ kɔːkˈeɪʒən.
In 1998, Vitaly V. Shevoroshkin rejected the Amerind affinity of the Almosan (Algonquian-Wakashan) languages, suggesting instead that they had a relationship with Dené–Caucasian.