tánò kwâtà bèŋgà morini -amal̥i malah kàßà sɛ́m fìgɔ́ vina kundi ka2 khuŋ3 faoh pásà kaafai maide ɩ̌ndɩ́ tɕhi33 ɣɯ33 keui βɔ̀ɔ̀nʤ̑à akani kàl tāī tínàmìn bɩ́kà ɔ́ŋgɔ̌ bayú ǒbà tan nʧèʧè tʊʁʊy pʰáńtsʰá a44 nɛi44 gɛ̀nì siʧitula tîkù ndá nígîl tâmà puku ta22 ékúlúúŋgwà kígì mdəŋu kilé búà làfù bwé pʰìɲà mepmep *kʰɯm i|misio póndà eian inɑʔ βɩ̀tá uhna mouku tsʰwàqʰà káándàpàlè bòmà ma1 tʊ̀lɔ̀ɔ́ òó isu ǎna tɬátsá tali fwò tie44 moe 'lima la0 pjɔ11 ʔa43 ʑi44 nɛ̀gùlà lak7 kɛ6 ěsʊ̀ kuri háɲà sa'mela nane tóógá sámàl tikus swɩ́là vita-na pɛ́ táánɔ̌ edeb
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:
- 2021-09-27 01:18:36 (austronesian): Added Shan from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
- 2021-09-27 01:15:52 (austronesian): Added Lao from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
- 2021-09-27 01:14:06 (austronesian): Added Thai from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
- 2021-09-27 01:13:10 (austronesian): Added Tai Nüa 4 from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
- 2021-09-27 01:12:40 (austronesian): Added Tai Nüa 3 from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
