umi'ia nalne ngasi-ie kuŋgu húlá sìmbà ṣákun βolo-n pálìk an bugo patay lààmbò dìŋgì dúmìnà tuma ŋgàlà ììnzɩ́ *mbasa lan béʊ́lá kà físá ĵaʔini bɨkkɨn zaɣara- òònà inae suŋ tɔ́ŋ man βoŋien kebuk huing ntsha1 ne-mʷaˀir ʧìdì bégì fúhí ɓùmbùl ʝûrù sò kàp sisisīm deŋiz tɔ̀rɔ̀ súm fîkùrà vèkà *ate sɛ́gɛ́ kálìŋgà dúùndù makisəmərə abăl khi3 mpjau6 tinã sa vöra ka pisi nönia lèfùlèfù min nàßà mawul pìndò konaʔ nʰʊ̀ sávì ŋòmà χʊ̀qʰʊ̀ kéèké falisi lómì + bituka àà.à rʊ̀tà ɑgɑs χɛ́lɛ́lá kùlí lùlù kʊ́kʊ́ sie *esa tóól tinika káná -xoxo-nuᵐbune zau31 bììʧ̑ì làáŋgǎ mʷopʷo-u
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:
- 2019-01-18 10:46:02 (austronesian): Added Kalo from Kiniravu Karomanu. Thanks to Kini Karo
- 2019-01-18 10:35:44 (austronesian): Added Xârâcùù from Claire MOYSE-FAURIE & Marie-Adèle NECHERÖ-JOREDIE. Thanks to David VUILLAUME-PIEKUT
- 2019-01-16 11:49:29 (austronesian): Added Pije from HAUDRICOURT A-G. & OZANNE-RIVIERE Françoise, 1982. Thanks to David VUILLAUME-PIEKUT
- 2019-01-16 11:36:59 (austronesian): Added Pije from HAUDRICOURT A-G. & OZANNE-RIVIERE Françoise, 1982. Thanks to David VUILLAUME-PIEKUT
- 2019-01-16 10:31:09 (austronesian): Added Fwâi from F. OZANNE-RIVIERRE and A-G HAUDRICOURT. Thanks to David PIEKUT
