gùlùvè ŋàná nùkà api ɓɛ̀n fèɲà gɛ̀ɛ̀mbɛ̀ vûɲà ímbà ɣami man hálwà mak'pit mègà βarasaʡ dine- ŋ.jie5 bʌli kəni pituʔ dʊ̀lʊ́lʊ́ ʔo'gah nji0 ɕu22 tɨɨb đầu tena lóót ɲágʊ̀ bìzyà itiyi ŋga eworooai utini ɩ̀bà pʰílɔ́ ndwɛ̀ŋgɛ̀ nzʊ̀nzʊ̀ bèsà zùgá zíɣì ßònà kom4 swǎ ŋiⁿda tèdù siwa íŋgí ɛ̀tà èé inkod lwàpà sìgèlèlèlà vónà nɔ́ tehu nʤ̑ágìrì kà kɔ̀ɔ̀βà 'tabun ßáŋgò rúrà tan náßìʧ̑ɛ̀ βitokaki mattimalling sààŋgà kúpè sudöq kòkó liɔm kuma:n tara lɔ́pá gòj taurahani ta túndú ʤ̑à bɩ́χá támâ tutuŋ fúò meʔini mo enei kòsì ítʊ́ ríki víndàkànà
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
