lòòtsà úsok kétà saiʔ mbɔ́ndɔ́ *pai A1 tʰèrè lénd pûnà ŋàndá ɓàr *k-ri(y) 2 tswáí ndio íʃùtà nupuka ḍae- saŋəβil dáádì tʰɩ́ longon tàáŋgà urna mari'ucuucu kùúŋgwà khui55 ěmbé lìlà bulu tikoloʔ híbídú ke|'iŋit mei6 ŋu2 lin1 sìŋgà kenana fjál gama báŋgú *tundun nììŋgìlò tîŋgò na-wa-nəŋi ààlá oni tutumja ŋgɔ́gɔ̀rɔ̀ sì mìm pjàá unu ʧ̑íl kena wo gʊ̀lʊ̀ bwarogi húŋgùà klĭt miecit au soonda toʔorio sɩ̀lɩ́lɩ́ nnna loeloe síʤ̑í -ààndàlàfù ɛ̀ŋg -taˀᵐbaˀaβaˀar kema saŋe kɔ̀hɔ́l βɩ̀ɩ́nzá wìíwì akaʔ fúfá tʰòòndò ŋènjèèsì apay katawan na-ŋole-ŋu lámb lɛ́l mañ-ñawa ʃîrà ese- boʔ kúbè ɲwáà kuŋgu
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:
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Database News:
- 2019-11-27 10:57:03 (austronesian): Added Biak (Northern) from Emily Gasser Fieldwork. Thanks to Amatullah Brown
- 2019-11-27 10:56:23 (austronesian): Added Pom from Emily Gasser Fieldwork. Thanks to Amatullah Brown
- 2019-11-27 10:54:15 (austronesian): Added Serewen from Emily Gasser & Arfius Pihahei. Thanks to Emily Gasser
- 2019-11-25 21:33:28 (austronesian): Added Ma'uke from Online Ma'uke Dictionary. Thanks to Mary Walworth
- 2019-11-25 21:31:50 (austronesian): Added Aitutaki from Reo Rangi Aitutaki . Thanks to Mary Walworth
