ààxà ǹtsʰí rúŋgá iɣə tswèdì nwànà nʤ̑ɔ̀gù wɛ̀sɛ́ po/poto hɛ́s ánìk pɛ44 toro witai lulua tawu ndèk àlò fɯ3 iʔoa pákà làbɛ̀ wúpá ket fɛ̀ràbʊ̀ŋwɩ̀ meambo kìlàíkìlà hás nəkavkav- ʑo8 tumətu sáŋgá raraɣo tohang òɣà fêrè ììmbì kák wáŋ -du si ʔææʔæiw mbe tomela kamula lima paambiʧila ʃòtà apui kósjò -ßìlì atlain fúká si twìí líʔug londáti ʔakkulaʔ súkè ɲà matá maj kòá fwítì bí sóká βjàálà faŋa ʃùkùmà lum4 fàtɬʰà kúúkà dakwa 'ʔudan opaa hɔ́mbɔ̀ mómà paspasan lw ósí bɔ́ná sê4 pɨ lèkèlà mukɘ rurugu dìímà mákèrà *ini mimpi
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...
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Database News:
- 2024-04-18 08:12:12 (austronesian): Added Mahakam Kayan from DeAndré A. Espree-Conaway. Thanks to DeAndré A. Espree-Conaway
- 2024-04-18 08:12:06 (austronesian): Added Bahau from DeAndré A. Espree-Conaway. Thanks to DeAndré A. Espree-Conaway
- 2024-04-18 08:11:47 (austronesian): Added Wehea (Wahau) from DeAndré A. Espree-Conaway. Thanks to DeAndré A. Espree-Conaway
- 2024-04-18 08:10:16 (austronesian): Added Kelinjau Modang from DeAndré A. Espree-Conaway. Thanks to DeAndré A. Espree-Conaway
- 2024-03-06 21:34:38 (austronesian): Added South African Malay (Cape Malay) from Koolhof, Ross, Davids, & Van Der Wouden. Thanks to Karl Andrei Flores
