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verb–object–subject

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Also known as verb–object–agent, VOS, VOA, verb-object-subject, VOS language, VOA language

word order as in “ate apple Sam“; the 4th most common word order (after SOV, SVO, VSO); occurs as default word order in some Austronesian languages (such as Malagasy, Old Javanese, Toba Batak, Dusun and Fijian) and Mayan languages (such as Tzotzil)

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