nwà βɩ̀sɩ́ kôvù tayana devat paɣe ʤ̑oe ńtsí alima la31 qɑi35 ɔlo kuku fùsà kanayril ʤíìnʤì kògó waŋon p kôndò iit zònì kovela ùkasar geth hol|maw ɔ̀kálà nusiŋ mbasmora ɣɔ́ŋgɔ̀ bwà kɔ̂ràmà hìrâ ìsósì nɔ̀nì ànì jéŋ ʔæ42 mi22 kararoa iitika ɾuou mbosɔe suka ʤ̑à taŋal qitu atu kìlì tóógá táráŋgʊ́lʊ́ burunlik inan tʰàxò túû ììkì tinan rúrúχá gàzì hati ia-mamami ójà gílà nəu6 na55 kʷacanɪm kúmbì lò ŋgɛ́n làp palɛ ke tàndìkà nnónónó nʤ̑ɔ́ kɔ̀pànà tabtab-an vi *Símarə mi24 tsʰwáná ʤ̑wɛ́dù qʰʊ́lá gangatan kàláßò mawa tora tɬʰʊ̀fʊ̀ hójâ hóvòròrà bòlà
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:
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Database News:
- 2013-03-26 13:15:53 (austronesian): Added Moor from Kamholz. Thanks to David Kamholz
- 2013-03-26 13:10:30 (austronesian): Added Papitalai from Jessica Cleary-Kemp. Thanks to Jessica Cleary-Kemp
- 2013-03-26 13:00:11 (austronesian): Added Simeulue from Hans Kähler (1961). Thanks to Andrew C. Hsiu
- 2013-03-26 13:00:04 (austronesian): Added Enggano (Meok) from Brendon E. Yoder (2011). Thanks to Andrew C. Hsiu
- 2013-03-26 12:55:37 (austronesian): Added Mentawai (Sikakap) from Arifin, Syamsir, et al. 1992. Thanks to Andrew C. Hsiu.
