tiɑn pètá tʰàxò ikan rʊ́bá jìí fùlò lefa ßùùlà tɛ̀ɛ̀mbà χádíká piikanila tawa ŋèlèk ʀunanay 'inijai nam'tatnə mat wùúndù emma βɔ̀ná eyau aleipo kandal koe lá tsʊ́mí ma'oai rùsjà là kɔ̀pànà hàndí ʤàsí kuni pu31 go:ŋ52 lafalafa omne wɑwɑy noho bùkò vûrà ghatch sòlò tékà napi:te ɲ̀ɲɛ̀là uleg kiow petago' ʔiŋ ʤ̑ùmbí táɣà putune ràtʰà i-eoa límbùrùrà ǐfúnzà ragi fétà *likud bìɣànà ßíŋgà xèßùlìlà bui-na dìmú eno pito mfuañ làlʊ́kú kukulaŋo paala mónà kɔ̀ndɔ̀ gìí tudek di bawah moko/tia baban gʊ̀lʊ̀ sumung meleθ púßá kɨmkɨm anáty -spaspa pʰílɔ́ ŋgààkì ènsò ììnzɩ́ buniŋ óvà sààŋgà tálí ih βɩ̀ɩ̀lɩ́ -jà, -jààxà
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.
