áʤ̑ì kɔlɔ kwápà ìkàl mʷa èétù nihih mʌpotiʔ mʊ́bʊ́dí míɣà nuoh məji tʰí.û ʃápá sùnʤ̑ìnà tˢorixa ɔ̀ŋgɛ̀ʤ̑à ʤ̑oe símá tsárò wɔ́ to'a sɩ́ asla karagatuni aβoŋ wu di'it *kulaQ fúrù lòòsì kaβakaβa- sìkámò *tina sòwú ɓòó kʊ̀lʊ̀bɛ̀ sòló sétroka íŋkà kóbá tɔ̀ɔ́là kɔ́gɔ̀ lima θi:t10 ku1 lumbuk ŋkùɲà faaw ūbu pètá sima wɩ̀ɩ́mà -mô léfù ɔ̀ɔ̀jɔ̀ wáá-(n) písi' atei jììmà mánà pândà sòòlò lubid ɓɔ̀ʤ̑ɛ̀ sòs -amai pɩ̀lʊ́ ida sàmbà nʤ̑ɔ̀gù jɔ̀ kɔkɔaʔa bɔ̀là merinek sip kòòpà mwénè bɑyoh là gúsùnò haere mɔˀ riwut gù unék jà ivunamanu
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:
- 2017-06-19 13:56:00 (austronesian): Added Ansus from Emily Gasser, David Gil, Jackson Kayoi & Family. Thanks to Emily Gasser
- 2017-06-19 13:52:07 (austronesian): Added Nyelâyu (Belep Dialect) from Dubois (1985).
- 2017-05-23 11:07:57 (austronesian): Added Paic from Rivierre, 1983. Thanks to Mary Walworth
- 2017-03-29 09:56:06 (austronesian): Added Kayan from Smith (2015). Thanks to Kwang-Ju Cho
- 2017-03-29 09:56:06 (austronesian): Added Ngorek from Smith (2015). Thanks to Kwang-Ju Cho
