If it hadn't been for Teng's detailed knowledge of the kinship ties in some clans, the researchers would never have been able in some cases to identify pure tribal lineages for study.
中央研究院民族研究所研究員許木柱說，有賴於鄧相揚對於部落中一些家族血緣關係十分瞭解，才能找到純種的血緣加以研究分析。