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Object Verb Subject

Object Verb Subject (OVS) is one of the permutations of expression used in Linguistic typology. OVS denotes the sequence 'Object Verb Subject' in neutral expressions. It is a type of languages when classifying languages according to the dominant sequence of these constitutents. This sequence is rare.

Klingon follows this pattern.

The other permutations according to importance

• Subject Verb Object (e.g. English, German, Kiswahili, Chinese)

• Subject Object Verb (e.g. Persian, Latin, Turkish, Korean, Japanese)

• Verb Subject Object (e.g. Welsh and Arabic)

• Verb Object Subject (rare)

• Object Subject Verb (rare)

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