jûrà bɔ̀rɔ̀ na-ŋuaq gona mate sádí ßîʃù tɔ̀ɔ́là lefawe-n igúng káŋkàmà pa:i1 kùβá twáà lwà tɬʰàrɩ̀ tuani vèkà mɔŋ53 kuŋ22 tsaŋ24 rea kákà sangai ŋgúlù man4 ʧoma ànwé raka ɲàɲílò hauna ŋaw53 pe53 βusiβusi ʧ̑íl léét pònà bulan làgà ààxà bothu memi làfù lòmànà tʰûrò 'tʌnʌng xòòmbà mʌgpili dɩ̀mí lìŋgà nopondole nobuxu sìî rɛ́ká ŋali sìmìsjà láʔun tai petae ʊ̌kì ɲǝriʔ etikou vísì ìβá ììsɛ́ ŋwɛ̀l ŋinum mtnol- toho̟ʔ sɛ́ɛ̀ -api lw ndò βɔ̀lɔ́ sìkàmà tárà sègèlà χɔ́tɬʰɔ́lá màkò bug'at pikia xèèndù mkhəbil anə-k kótì fɔk8 ßè
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:
- 2018-09-08 09:39:19 (austronesian): Added Kala from Christine Schreyer -- Kala Kaŋa Bi ŋa Kapia. Thanks to Margaret Ransdell-Green
- 2018-07-30 15:04:57 (austronesian): Added Malay from W.G. Shellabear 1912. Thanks to Dario Marticio
- 2018-07-30 14:42:22 (austronesian): Added Tandaganon (Naturalis) from S.I.L. and David Zorc. Thanks to Andrew Hsiu.
- 2018-07-30 14:42:13 (austronesian): Added Guiangan (Baguio) from S.I.L. and David Zorc. Thanks to Andrew Hsiu.
- 2018-07-30 14:42:13 (austronesian): Added Guiangan (Sirib) from S.I.L. and David Zorc. Thanks to Andrew Hsiu.
