ɪnðə mˈɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn z, sˈɛɹɡeɪ nˈɪkəlˌiːv ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ɪn tˈuː pˈeɪpɚz fɚɹə sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈɪvk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv sˈækhɐlˌɪn ænd ðɪ ˈæmɚ bˈeɪsən ænd ðɪ ˈældʒɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.
In the mid-2010s, Sergei Nikolaev argued in two papers for a systematic relationship between the Nivkh language of Sakhalin and the Amur basin and the Algic languages.