'fatu ŋais ɲa bən azuna *liqan tábʊ́χá ʝônà wúlá sae klebeséi kunnasí ɔruŋu-na la malu ittu ulumon uras'h lo35 dȥi31 tsídídí tímìnìnà msayux ŋɔ̀mà ʤóká cipa súmbí muŋiŋi íß ààmbì mangngángat tuutuu fúlwè pə0 ɕa55 gànà poto kàámvúgà fítɬʰá pànáná gʊ́lǎ kálìŋgà kìlàíkìlà beta ka31 du24 póŋgì mana tírí xwààßì lììná sísè ìì àná ǒbà mʷammus tíndɛ̂ xììŋgà mbəŋkaʔ məsu:káu e asoasopoi tòòlé ʧèèʤéwù ʧ̑é pj fúkàm sɛ́gɛ́ ěmbé una iβiβem jí ʤ̑wɛ́dù mʷeil (uk) wai enem tɔ̀ɔ́ndɔ́ɔ́là lòòsì doulang pwà fûpà véè wagacəgacə seru hìíŋgɔ́ kàànà rʊ̀ná lòß húŋgà ɣámbà koe ìsósì
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:
- 2021-11-06 01:03:23 (austronesian): Added Nukumanu from Richard Feinberg. Thanks to Mary Walworth
- 2021-09-27 01:18:36 (austronesian): Added Shan from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
- 2021-09-27 01:15:52 (austronesian): Added Lao from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
- 2021-09-27 01:14:06 (austronesian): Added Thai from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
- 2021-09-27 01:13:10 (austronesian): Added Tai Nüa 4 from Dr. Pittayawat Pittayaporn (Joe). Thanks to Isaac Stead
