Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Robert Forkel
clld/glottolog3: Glottolog web application 4.5
Source code of the web application serving https://glottolog.org To be used with the Glottolog database 4.5.
Comparative Siouan Dictionary - clld app
Description Rankin, Robert L. & Carter, Richard T. & Jones, A. Wesley & Koontz, John E. & Rood, David S. & Hartmann, Iren (eds.) 2015. Comparative Siouan Dictionary. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://csd.clld.org)
Concepticon - clld app
Published October 31, 2026 | Version v2026.10 Running the Concepticon clld app In a fresh Python virtual environment run curl -O https://zenodo.org/records/23832111/files/concepticon-2026.10.zip unzip concepticon-2026.10.zip curl -O https://zenodo.org/records/23832111/files/concepticon.sql.gz gunzip concepticon.sql.gz cd concepticon-2026.10/ pip install -r requirements.txt pip install -e .[test] createdb concepticon psql -d concepticon -f ../concepticon.sql pytest pserve development.ini Name...
Maltese IDS wordlist by Michael Spagnol and Bernard Comrie
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Michael Spagnol and Bernard Comrie. 2020. Maltese dictionary. In: Key, Mary Ritchie & Comrie, Bernard (eds.) The Intercontinental Dictionary Series. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://ids.clld.org/)
CLDF dataset derived from Key and Comrie's "Intercontinental Dictionary Series" from 2023
Cite the source of the dataset as:
Võro IDS wordlist by Leon Cosgrove and Sulev Iva
Published October 8, 2026 | Version v1.1 Cite the source of the dataset as: Leon Cosgrove and Sulev Iva. 2020. Võro dictionary. In: Key, Mary Ritchie & Comrie, Bernard (eds.) The Intercontinental Dictionary Series. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://ids.clld.org/) Publication: https://ids.clld.org (URL) Software: https://github.com/intercontinental-dictionary-series/cosgrovevoro/tree/v1.1 (URL)
CLDF dataset derived from Koelle's "Polyglotta Africana" from 1854
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Koelle, Sigismund W. (1854). Polyglotta Africana or Comparative Vocabulary of Nearly Three Hundred Words and Phrases in more than One Hundred Distinct African Languages. London: Church Missionary House.
Carneiro’s global dataset of cultural traits in ethnographic and historical societies: a digital edition
Abstract The late Robert L. Carneiro was a prominent anthropologist who devoted his life to the study of political evolution and the evolution of complex societies. In the 1960s and 1970s, he and his colleagues created a cross-cultural dataset for their Scale Analysis project, collecting ethnographic and historical data on hundreds of cultural traits in more than a hundred societies worldwide.
South American Indigenous Language Structures (SAILS)
Published September 30, 2026 | Version v2014.1 1. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Cite the source of the dataset as: Muysken, Pieter and Harald Hammarström and Olga Krasnoukhova and Neele Müller and Joshua Birchall and Simon van de Kerke and Loretta O'Connor and Swintha Danielsen and Rik van Gijn and George Saad. 2014. South American Indigenous Language Structures (SAILS). Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
World Atlas of Classifier Languages
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Her, One-Soon, Harald Hammarström and Marc Allassonnière-Tang. 2022. Defining numeral classifiers and identifying classifier languages of the world. Linguistics Vanguard. https://doi.org/10.1515/lingvan-2022-0006
GEnes and LAnguages TOgether
Cite the source of the dataset as: Barbieri et al. 2022. A global analysis of matches and mismatches between human genetic and linguistic histories. PNAS. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122084119
AfBo 2.0: A world-wide survey of affix borrowing
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Seifart, Frank, and Gardani, Francesco. 2026. AfBo 2.0: A world-wide survey of affix borrowing. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3610154
Mixe-Zoquean Voices
This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies
CLDF dataset derived from Haspelmath and Tadmor's "World Loanword Database" from 2009
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Haspelmath, Martin & Tadmor, Uri (eds.) 2009. World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://wold.clld.org)
The World Atlas of Language Structures Online
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Dryer, Matthew S. & Haspelmath, Martin (eds.) 2013. The World Atlas of Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at https://wals.info)
CLDF dataset derived from Gauchat et al.'s "Tableaux phonétiques des patois suisses romands" from 1925
Cite the source of the dataset as:
CLDF dataset derived from Hartmann et al.'s "Valency Patterns Leipzig" from 2013
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Hartmann, Iren & Haspelmath, Martin & Taylor, Bradley (eds.) 2013. Valency Patterns Leipzig. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://valpal.info)
Hindu Kush Areal Typology
Skip to main Published May 29, 2026 | Version v1.0.1 Dataset Open Hindu Kush Areal Typology Description Cite as Henrk Liljegren, Robert Forkel, Nina Knobloch, & Noa Lange. (2021). Hindu Kush Areal Typology (Version v1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4534220 Files cldf-datasets/liljegrenhindukush-v1.0.1.zip Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies
AfBo 2.0: A world-wide survey of affix borrowing
Published April 27, 2026 | Version v2.0 Dataset Open Cite the source of the dataset as: Seifart, Frank, and Gardani, Francesco. 2026. AfBo 2.0: A world-wide survey of affix borrowing. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3610154 Name Size md5:d8c294b373a25af5dabb63f46019878a 397.8 kB Software: https://github.com/cldf-datasets/afbo/tree/v2.0 (URL)
erichround/glottoTrees: glottoTrees v0.1.13
Published January 24, 2026 | Version v0.1.13 Software Open 1. http://languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/ancient-language-lab 2. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Update on January 24, 2026. Data Added glottolog 5.1 and 5.2 data. Name Size md5:296c653f4b3b11d024f5e7ec4b621e87 23.9 MB Software: https://github.com/erichround/glottoTrees/tree/v0.1.13 (URL)
A curated global dataset of social contact between diverse language communities - Scientific Data
Abstract The GramAdapt Social Contact Dataset is a curated dataset of 34 language pairs with qualitative and quantifiable data on social interaction and aspects of societal multilingualism. The language pairs were sampled globally to represent the world’s linguistic diversity. The dataset can be used to interrogate the social dimensions of language contact independently or in conjunction with appropriate linguistic data.
D-PLACE dataset derived from Robert L. Carneiro's Dataset (4th Edition)
Published November 14, 2025 | Version v1.0.1 Dataset Open Cite the D-PLACE dataset as DOI Software: https://github.com/D-PLACE/dplace-dataset-carneiro4/tree/v1.0.1 (URL)
D-PLACE dataset derived from Robert L. Carneiro's Dataset (6th edition)
Published November 13, 2025 | Version v1.0 Dataset Open Cite the D-PLACE dataset as DOI Software: https://github.com/D-PLACE/dplace-dataset-carneiro6/tree/v1.0 (URL)
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Kolipakam et al. 2018 'A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family'
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Kolipakam V, Jordan FM, Dunn M, Greenhill SJ, Bouckaert R, Gray RD & Verkerk A. 2018. A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family. R. Soc. Open Sci. 5: 171504.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Walker & Ribeiro 2011 'Bayesian phylogeography of the Arawak expansion in lowland South America'
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Walker, R. S., & Ribeiro, L. A. (2011). Bayesian phylogeography of the Arawak expansion in lowland South America. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278(1718), 2562–2567.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Sicoli & Holton 2014 'Linguistic phylogenies support back-migration from Beringia to Asia'
Cite the source of the dataset as: Sicoli MA & Holton G (2014) Linguistic phylogenies support back-migration from Beringia to Asia. PLoS One 9(3):e91722.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Lee & Hasegawa 2013 'Evolution of the Ainu Language in Space and Time'
Cite the source of the dataset as: Lee S, Hasegawa T (2013) Evolution of the Ainu Language in Space and Time. PLoS ONE 8(4): e62243. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062243
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Lee & Hasegawa 2011 'Bayesian phylogenetic analysis supports an agricultural origin of Japonic languages'
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Lee S, Hasegawa T (2011) Bayesian phylogenetic analysis supports an agricultural origin of Japonic languages. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278(1725):3662–9.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Robinson and Holton 2012 'Internal Classification of the Alor-Pantar Language Family Using Computational Methods Applied to the Lexicon'
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Robinson, L. C., & Holton, G. (2012). Internal Classification of the Alor-Pantar Language Family Using Computational Methods Applied to the Lexicon. Language Dynamics and Change, 2(2), 123-149. doi:10.1163/22105832-20120201
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Honkola et al. 2013 'Cultural and climatic changes shape the evolutionary history of the Uralic languages'
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Honkola T, Vesakoski O, Korhonen K, Lehtinen J, Syrjänen K & Wahlberg N. 2013. Cultural and climatic changes shape the evolutionary history of the Uralic languages. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 26(6):1244–1253.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Lee 2015 'A Sketch of Language History in the Korean Peninsula'
Cite the source of the dataset as: Lee S (2015) A Sketch of Language History in the Korean Peninsula. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0128448. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128448
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Sagart et al. 2019 'Dated language phylogenies shed light on the ancestry of Sino-Tibetan'
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Sagart L, Jacques G, Lai Y, Ryder RJ, Thouzeau V, Greenhill SJ, List J- M. 2019 Dated language phylogenies shed light on the ancestry of Sino-Tibetan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201817972.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Bowern & Atkinson 2012 'Computational phylogenetics and the internal structure of Pama-Nyungan'
Cite the source of the dataset as: Bowern C & Atkinson QD. 2012. Computational phylogenetics and the internal structure of Pama-Nyungan. Language, 88(4), 817-845.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Michael et al. 2015 'A Bayesian Phylogenetic Classification of Tupi-Guarani'
Cite the source of the dataset as:
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Chacon & List 2015 'Improved computational models of sound change shed light on the history of the Tukanoan languages'
Cite the source of the dataset as: Chacon TC, List J-M (2015) Improved computational models of sound change shed light on the history of the Tukanoan languages. Journal of Language Relationship, 3:177–203.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Gray et al. 2009 'Language phylogenies reveal expansion pulses and pauses in Pacific settlement'
Cite the source of the dataset as:
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Greenhill 2015 'TransNewGuinea.org: An Online Database of New Guinea Languages'
Cite the source of the dataset as: Greenhill, S. J. (2015). TransNewGuinea.org: An Online Database of New Guinea Languages. PLOS ONE, 10(10), e0141563. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141563
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Atkinson 2006 'From Species to Languages: a phylogenetic approach to human prehistory'
Cite the source of the dataset as: Atkinson, Quentin D. 2006. From Species to Languages: a phylogenetic approach to human prehistory. PhD Thesis, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Birchall et al. 2016 'A combined comparative and phylogenetic analysis of the Chapacuran language family'
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Birchall, Joshua, Michael Dunn, and Simon J. Greenhill. 2016. A combined comparative and phylogenetic analysis of the Chapacuran language family. International Journal of American Linguistics 82 (3): 255–84. doi: 10.1086/687383
Phlorest phylogeny derived from Bouckaert et al. 2018 'The origin and expansion of Pama-Nyungan languages across Australia'
Cite the source of the dataset as: Bouckaert RR, Bowern C & Atkinson QD. 2018. The origin and expansion of Pama–Nyungan languages across Australia. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2: 741–749
cldf-datasets/ewave: The Electronic World Atlas of Varieties of English
Skip to main Published October 24, 2025 | Version v3.0.1 Software Open cldf-datasets/ewave: The Electronic World Atlas of Varieties of English Show affiliations 1. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Description Cite as Kortmann, Bernd & Lunkenheimer, Kerstin & Ehret, Katharina (eds.) 2020. The Electronic World Atlas of Varieties of English. Zenodo. (Available online at https://ewave-atlas.org/) Files cldf-datasets/ewave-v3.0.1.zip Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies
CLDF dataset derived from Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages." from 2019
Cite the source of the dataset as:
glottolog/glottolog: Glottolog database 5.2.1 as CLDF
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Bank, Sebastian. 2025. Glottolog 5.2.1. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at https://glottolog.org)
glottolog/glottolog: Glottolog database 5.2 as CLDF
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Bank, Sebastian. 2025. Glottolog 5.2. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at https://glottolog.org)
Database of Cross-Linguistic Norms, Ratings, and Relations for Words and Concepts as CLDF dataset
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Tjuka, Annika, Robert Forkel, and Johann-Mattis List. 2022. Linking Norms, Ratings, and Relations of Words and Concepts Across Multiple Language Varieties. Behavior Research Methods 54. 864–884. DOI: 10.3758/s13428-021-01650-1
Lexibank Analysed
Description Cite the source of the dataset as: Blum, Frederic; Barrientos, Carlos; Englisch, Johannes; Forkel, Robert; Gray, Russell D.; Greenhill, Simon J.; Rzymski, Christoph and List, Johann-Mattis (2025): Lexibank²: Precomputed Features for Large-Scale Lexical Data [Dataset, Version 2.0]. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14608975 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14608975) reStructuredText ..
glottolog/glottolog: Glottolog database 5.1
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14006617 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14006617) reStructuredText ..
Consonant lengthening marks the beginning of words across a diverse sample of languages - Nature Human Behaviour
Abstract Speech consists of a continuous stream of acoustic signals, yet humans can segment words and other constituents from each other with astonishing precision. The acoustic properties that support this process are not well understood and remain understudied for the vast majority of the world’s languages, in particular regarding their potential variation.
A revised digital edition of Wurm & Hattori’s Language Atlas of the Pacific Area - Scientific Data
Abstract Wurm & Hattori’s Language Atlas of the Pacific Area describes the geographic speaker areas of the languages and language varieties spoken in the Pacific. Thanks to the efforts of the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative, this monumental piece of work has been available in digital form for over 15 years. But lacking proper identification of language varieties, this digitized data was largely unusable for today’s research methods.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Robert
Contact Robert, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack