verb–subject–object
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one in which the most typical sentences arrange their elements in that order, as in “Ate Sam oranges” (Sam ate oranges); the 3rd-most common word order among the world's languages, after SVO and SOV
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Encyclopedic overview
In linguistic typology, a verb–subject–object (VSO) language has its most typical sentences arrange their elements in that order, as in Ate Sam apples (Sam ate apples). VSO is the third-most common word order among the world's languages, after SOV (as in Hindi and Japanese) and SVO (as in English and Mandarin Chinese).
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