biu βɔ̀ná pè áχá vàlàtì anian fímb fere pakpak u- uru pjaaʤila nə-mʷai ɲàmà aʔate las sùswà sùl ɔ̀ndɔ́ gònò amun ta tàmbò kukunu fiu qlhuran pwíʃìʃìʃ goraʔu baziep ʃìkà ìnsó kálá qutux tôndò tí káŋgà to323 ŋàná βùúndáálà bùnà bàrà tana kà lòp maê pùmbè jɔ̀ɔ̀mbà gogugou ʃìlà kígì hɛ̀ɛ̀kà doman gòxò kʊ̀lànɩ̀ swà kíŋ ríʃà ìtánà kai apuy axoa-n be mata kakap la55 wú golitas sinza ita nɔ́ká pondu wun2 βùtá imi təmamayan padang iŋa nyungga páʃ vava ɔ́má theʔɔ ke33 bérà hanuk χɔ̀χwànɩ̀ zòvù kɔ́lɔ́bá jɔ̂n ótà
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:
- 2017-08-21 14:35:58 (austronesian): Added Wolowa dialect of Kumbewaha [xks] from Mead, David. 2017.
- 2017-08-21 14:35:56 (austronesian): Added Wasambua dialect of Cia-Cia [cia] from Mead, David
- 2017-08-21 14:35:54 (austronesian): Added Wakole dialect of Kumbewaha [xks] from Mead, David. 2017.
- 2017-08-21 14:35:52 (austronesian): Added Lasalimu [llm] from Mead, David. 2017.
- 2017-08-21 14:35:51 (austronesian): Added Kumbewaha [xks] from Mead, David. 2017.
