mbérɔ̀ sare-n mútɬwá maha χàtɬá tʰòsì pj masi jʊ̀kɩ́ ta33 niə53 keli rázì βae kiŋə́l pàbà sós tuma eβu òßà jɔ̀ bókò rʊ́zì mbómbó jà ʊ̀ŋgʊ̀ ayoo napasi ììkùlà tap7 pèèpùk láŋgà dòŋòl βakuku- bɛ́ŋgùsù fùßà gyàŋgà hú úmà -kungar ùʧ̑ì ɣau ataha tágì nu-ainei dèvù nai1 naɣaza ŋwàá niri pììkànìlò ail pɑt33 ni-ᵐboŋoŋ ìnɔ́ ómà ʊ̀ʊ̀βá attinro ʃéndà jɑmɑ jang yai tàχà lìmì ⁿdiⁿd kau èʃ eas nùúŋgʊ̌ táánɔ̌ 'ləkikʰ tɛ́p qʰʊ̀rʊ̀mètsà -lualua mato sup7 konakonaitakuni kilka peto ndɔ́mbɔ́ɔ́ sójà ʧìdì sai33 gí ɣùɣámbwà íŋgìà -miu βùúβú kùmêhò ndò manuk βeri
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:
- 2021-05-14 05:24:32 (austronesian): Added Vaha (Tanna Island) from Kenneth Nehrbass, 2012. Thanks to Mary Walworth
- 2021-01-13 10:05:57 (austronesian): Added Manide from . Thanks to Simon Greenhill
- 2020-11-09 22:44:06 (austronesian): Added Tobian, Hatohobeian, Ramari Hatohobei from Esther van den Berg. Thanks to Vasiliki Vita
- 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
