kígì sɩ́χá velugane támfj rérùmà bale sô hɛi22 boko nunun lòsì limara kɔrsym sinza ʤ̑àlà tínàmìn makale lɛ́rɛ̀ siʧita thaj1 nɛ̀ vai zìmú ba'baʔi bììʧ̑ì fùùmbà sòló pálà ìì uɔ xi33 gwau rítí umak ʊ̌zá lààmbɔ̀ ɛ̀ŋg sáŋgá sávì ŋgim sáká Laduq íkàà íɲʊ́ nɛ̀gùlà paaq wúrà apapa-na tanoh lwáàlè kundi tikus zàtá ŋgìlà baʔa:t nwá nwè ßìlì zúvà hɔtɔ pako lo èé aʔolu èèɲì mila mʷači mʷøte kapalao ŋkáŋgè ati kúmà tsé sigɨm βini-k kaju ßààlè ngelit páŋgà nəkavkav- kèníkénì melamelaʔa taliri pù pangèda melatik rʊ́mbà ta·ta ŋguʤ̑u tátùrà
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:
- 2021-06-15 09:34:06 (austronesian): Added Central Sinama from Kemp Pallesen. Thanks to Kemp Pallesen
- 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
