sɔnaβul cɔk mbìŋgɛ̀ tárà atolu aggaw baoŋ nɛ̀ɛ̀ŋgɛ̀ɛ̀là pahár poburu βʊ̀βà fúlá tók iwan rémò *takuu ʧ̑ò.à ɣúpè tɬámá dúmìnà ndɛ̀lì u55 asoʔetu asáwa lambwanda pú kú oso kou gàtɩ̀ɩ́ ʤ̑oe nɔ́ká ṇ'wedado winaw'wan niñe phraw2 bɑsəh púßá búrà pat ŋar ndwárà pjəm35 kau33 gaarusu xèèndù ɓáhgɛ̀ nʤ̑ìjá pà ɡau24 *mata ʃínùnà lúnʃí túŋgìlìkàn i lùgà lima *ni pʊ̀ʊ́là ɲààsì ʃìʃìm pààbùlà lùŋgù mamarakwā oē pìlì k'ɤ44 pûnà pònà kàànà ipinaka nwá òk bôtê huwaun fa:ŋ2 hɯn2 òßà ʃìʃ χʊ́lɛ́ tutu oroi tʊ̀ʊ́là bagas lava l tepat mèɲà aurəs ing tìmbhɛ̀ asi tɛ̀ nin pìì
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.
