i pada alima bájà sʊ̀bàlà ləkwun or ɔ33 íná rara-na ìmb kúbà pámù ʊ̌kì pʊ́dí támíló 'hu βulu *pˤək-s ɔtɔme bulan tulala khaba tîŋgò 'wesu kèèndà -xani lìlò ʃéŋgùl ɲènà lòß mônà tɩ̀ɩ́ lia βetiˀiraŋ tâmà séké kúlù tɔ̀gwá arim kawaka ɓú fwí ŋgahi lum2 aaŋga lɛ́pɛ́ ŋgùŋgù varapema sɛ́ndɛ́ ɲɔ́ sɔ̀ɔ̀ndàá sìtù tɔbɔ kòʃì ótà bwɛ̂ rua kêʃè ir poeroeroei ààkàlà rop gɨm'lɨn miniiŋgula sós réndèkà ad-chaya veha aina logo ǐsózì tukuta niŋ5 ɓɛ̀l ʃììk udude èɲé mandoʔ xund tere dɔ̀ɔ́ àá gʊ̀là kóday rùŋgù pwà
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
