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Verb Object Subject

Verb Object Subject - commonly used in its abbreviated form VOS - is a term in Linguistic typology. It represents one type of languages when classifying languages according to the sequence of these constitutents in neutral expressions: Ate oranges Sam.

Examples include Malagasy and Fijian.

The other permutations according to importance:

Subject Object Verb (e.g. Japanese, Persian, Latin)
Subject Verb Object (e.g. English, German, Kiswahili, Chinese)
Verb Subject Object (e.g. Welsh and Arabic)
Object Subject Verb (e.g. Xavante and Apurina)
Object Verb Subject (e.g. Hixkaryana)

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