ʡsurux hús ɓíp mà lɛ̀r kkechiw lidah gùlùvè òómè bujamọt' mamaa ᵐbuluᵐbulu kótì dowa ɲɔ́gɔ́ íŋgì el kʊ̀lʊ̀bɛ̀ rəŋə- lámb kono posok kômbò hóà 'irselol ndè ìmà rɔ̂mbà -itun róŋgèrèrò kwàtí sílà akiom ààná sɔ̀ŋ ʔitlug ùɲù tsàtsí ebusu peto kák ma-lambə́g liβo-ŋ raro ʔo'lang tol ìnsó swǎ ßònà kamam ßèkà tól fòlèkà ya saʔo ia nʰàgálàlɔ̌ muʔumuʔu ʃìlà íŋgí xèèndù lœnœr ramramera lwéélé ʃìʃ tˢinaro itekaa dúndù ßòmbá ʧígá zàgáámbǎ ßàfù kèníkénì hàà roso ulala fulɨʔ lòzì thuta dòɣòdà hane liət44 mbesem βitu màɲìrà wuʔa mā-na bɔse isíaʔ *kliə A1 ìnnà sáàsù ndìvà
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:
- 2018-06-14 09:51:42 (austronesian): Added Sa (Bunlap) from Murray Garde. Thanks to Lana Takau.
- 2018-06-14 09:51:42 (austronesian): Added Sa (F Yantas) from Murray Garde. Thanks to Lana Takau.
- 2018-06-14 09:51:42 (austronesian): Added Sa (Ha) from Murray Garde. Thanks to Lana Takau.
- 2018-06-14 09:51:42 (austronesian): Added Raga from Marie France Duhamel. Thanks to Lana Takau.
- 2018-06-14 09:51:42 (austronesian): Added Lokasai from Marie France Duhamel. Thanks to Lana Takau.
