ʤábàná tei kùla lùßà amuri fuk7 tamiaŋ ŋkàtí nautəitetan raŋ tʊ́lì ʧ̑à maong àrâ rɔ̂mbà ŋgênà tûrò oko kape-mu kàɩ́ nsààná -tàtù ìrì ǐs salap kùlí ʃím pànʤ̑è nang lain tumirəŋ garuk mivawah ndwárà monimbak rátárʊ́ tímà ǒgà motok kòlòòßà simuk iita tɕhiu31 dâ lóòlô mu'loror térèʤ̑à lile pénètʰì we lààmbjà tʊ̀ʊ́là ʤ̑èŋgà lɑŋik tokota i'a bélà duta pha:k11 maraɔ *bunga maŋar isu -suᵐbsuᵐb i wawo ᵐbakele èlè mateni siku husok dwèèlà ʃéŋgùl huri ma-e-ich welik índi ǎka pùm va:ŋ4 -lib éʤìípì kwàá kíŋgú sárʊ̀ kɛ̀mù ɔ̌m dìtìmà ku ìnsó zókà he31 bʊ́mbà sɔ́p ǎrʊ̀la fà-ɣɔ́mà masuʔu βuu
Projects:
Recent Papers:
New paper in Science: Mapping the origins and expansion of the Indo-European language family.
More Information: Project website, Frequently Asked Questions, Media Coverage, Indo-European Lexical Cognacy Database.
Evolved structure of language shows lineage-specific trends in word-order universals.
More Information: More details, Are languages shaped by culture or cognition?, Universal Truths.
Rise and fall of political complexity in island South-East Asia and the Pacific.
More Information:
Listen to the Nature Podcast here,
and see News & Views article by Jared Diamond,
or the coverage at Nature News.
Language Phylogenies Reveal Pulses and Pauses in Pacific Settlement.
More Information: Frequently Asked Questions about this research, Interview with Pacific Pulse, Interview with Tagata Pasifika, Language Log post on the paper, New Scientist Magazine article.
Publications:
- Rise and fall of political complexity in island South-East Asia and the Pacific. - Currie et al2010
- On the shape and fabric of human history - Gray et al2010
- Is horizontal transmission really a problem for phylogenetic comparative methods? A simulation study using continuous cultural traits - Currie et al2010 b
- The shape and tempo of language evolution - Greenhill et al2010b
- How Accurate and Robust Are the Phylogenetic Estimates of Austronesian Language Relationships? - Greenhill et al2010a
- Austronesian language phylogenies: myths and misconceptions about Bayesian computational methods - Greenhill and Gray2009
- Does horizontal transmission invalidate cultural phylogenies? - Greenhill et al2009
- Matrilocal residence is ancestral in Austronesian societies - Jordan et al2009
- Language Phylogenies Reveal Expansion Pulses and Pauses in Pacific Settlement - Gray et al2009
- The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics - Greenhill et al2008
- See More Publications...
People:
Alumni:
Database News:
- 2022-05-30 11:44:23 (austronesian): Added Betawi Malay (Tengahan dialect) from Kevin Yusuf Tj.. Thanks to Kevin Yusuf Tj.
- 2022-05-30 11:43:35 (austronesian): Added Laman Bay from Mary Walworth. Thanks to Lana. Takau
- 2022-05-30 11:43:29 (austronesian): Added Niku from Mary Walworth. Thanks to Lana Takau
- 2022-05-30 11:43:24 (austronesian): Added Maparahu from Mary Walworth. Thanks to Lana Takau
- 2022-05-30 11:43:19 (austronesian): Added Morju from Mary Walworth. Thanks to Lana Takau
