6 797 comparative method n ary comparison critics manaster ramer miss main point janhunen calls similarities parallels japanese altaic languages based regular phonetic correspondences without bothering prove real look alikes parallels based regular correspondences chance random parallels therefore proposed statistical games apply case believe take pair priori unrelated languages example mandarin eskimo try establish regula r phonetic correspondences needless say adding company zulu basque nivx going improve picture alexander vovin avvovin miamiu acs muohio edu