gʊ̀lʊ̀ no-mʷančap kolelwa dare sepsep ŋguʤ̑u rʊ́χá ttiiw sù fwààlà òrór ŋgɔ̀sì sávàʤ̑ù béjà lɔ̀mɔ̀ fátɬʰá sɩ̀ɩ̀mbà bàrà smais àbánɩ́ pagy sɛ́gɛ́ riyi ʤáámbí giki tóŋgò asou yanái apáka síngi emtaɣ ndè ènì ɣódì vétà kosur pɛt24 -aᵐbʷalah lɔ̀nà pikula rʊ̀lɩ̀ kɔ̀lɔ́là tutuu tɛ̀ɛ́ kórò odóg nʤ̑ágìrì ŋáran 'natara hira pulagunu ranum mbwɛ́lɛ̀ bínà pám lààmbùú *traŋʔ têndà lawa kehilat sɛ́hɛ́p mbakele ʃâna xara m̥ɯ31 βìí taba sokor lima lawod nizuu 'mi tándátù tùrà ne-ter ʃêʃù ni-ⁿdolo-ʔ senggatos rʊ́bàkámʊ̀ sɛ́ɛ̀ yuvi pàndò làp dam1 topa mbarri siani là kùùsá lua-ña ndɛ̀lì ʔuwáb tóbá ììxàlà yangaw nizai gʊ̀lʊ̀
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...
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Database News:
- 2019-03-18 15:39:26 (austronesian): Updated Kalo from Kiniravu Karomanu. Thanks to
- 2019-03-18 15:22:10 (austronesian): Added Nguluwan from Sakiyama 2003. Thanks to Simon Greenhill
- 2019-01-18 10:46:02 (austronesian): Added Kalo from Kiniravu Karomanu. Thanks to Kini Karo
- 2019-01-18 10:35:44 (austronesian): Added Xârâcùù from Claire MOYSE-FAURIE & Marie-Adèle NECHERÖ-JOREDIE. Thanks to David VUILLAUME-PIEKUT
- 2019-01-16 11:49:29 (austronesian): Added Pije from HAUDRICOURT A-G. & OZANNE-RIVIERE Françoise, 1982. Thanks to David VUILLAUME-PIEKUT
