nggawi gaburala|na bitara nʤ̑úmbɛ́lɛ́ húndú ʤ̑éwà ɑjɑq dèwù sagamila hàŋgùʤ̑à vuraŋa dila nénè húlá geni gwaandama kódéq sul *zaʀum pɔ̀ɔ́lú ŋɔ́lɛ́ taβna-ᵑk ɲùgà ɓìr ßúnàùl mìl rʊ̀mbà pəppamnə neβax àte tan-ni kaka'yuhan kwɔ̀ ɣū sama ěgà kɔ̀ŋgɔ́ tˢoβi i|kenonou ta 33 òòsjà ɛ̀tà ʤíìnʤì korua i-nam eʔu kiipi warua kaokao kíŋgò ʤ̑ûmù rjà bélè kálá rɩ́ dòŋgì nàànè kɔ̀pànà oru tina-e olimo puuta madila ǎj ǐɲò jíbà pwóòndì kwàá yica mènà kemiaha ohio pelela ɲa tuʔlang unae kloo354 tògì nʤ̑íɲɛ̀ lùŋgú tútúɲé ßùßà tòŋgà ahuk tor sano/n nsààná -tàtù i-metoretor táánɔ̌
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:
- 2020-07-13 10:21:11 (austronesian): Added Tugun from Bryan Hinton. Thanks to Bryan Hinton
- 2020-07-07 10:28:55 (austronesian): Added Western Subanon from Jernan Combi. Thanks to
- 2020-04-06 21:56:37 (austronesian): Added Surigaonon from Catharine Elizabeth Laude. Thanks to Catharine Elizabeth Laude
- 2020-04-06 21:56:04 (austronesian): Added Tahitian from Fare Vana'a. Thanks to Mary Walworth
- 2020-02-04 20:23:17 (austronesian): Added Inagta Alabat from Lobel et al. 2020..
