pitu làfù púmbá mètsí natam̃ñ- säe paʔ 24 lòmʊ̀ ɓàs lègà nggitu'o tííndì ɣiy úhò me'il kɔ̀rwà kìndì dɔ̀ɔ́ n-orβar teletele mae gareɛ nhăm pɛ́ɛ̀ adaboru iitika lírà owi ètù mbónè àlà ma-riri ndani ènd ɛ̀ɛ̀zí bjáà pûŋgù ùkù piin a44 ljou35 gè -ɣai kàánà kùlù ni ŋərti kɛ̀ɛ́ somu fúkàm iwón vúmbìkà zì lwàpà dzan33 ina aupʷe-na ika marŋay babai waiŋ aŋae-na hɔ́ɔ̀ vaivine dúùndù madumi ongól auʔ ßé rɔŋɔ nalabbak kʊ́ŋgà ɓɔ́l ǀûkò sakit kamó ìkàlà mbúʤ̑ì ɣènì dîdìpìtà huphup matua- fùlú kɔ̀rì kùl mapacol ⁿdelŋo-k sóŋgà ʧ̑úlì wai lèjà àk mangálatra pʰìmʊ̀là
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
