Object–subject–verb

In language typology are OSV languages ​​( subject verb object ) those languages ​​in which object, subject and verb normally occur in that order.

The sequence OSV as the basic word order is extremely rare. An example of a language that uses them is Xavante. They are also found in some other languages ​​in Brazil, including Jamamadí, Apurinã, Kayabi and Nadëb.

Sequences of the form OSV occur in certain individual constructions in some languages ​​, but without a basic word order to be ( so they are not relevant to a linguistic typology ). Sardinians they use very often when they speak Italian. It is also common in Yiddish, to emphasize particular characteristics of the object. An OSV sequence may arise as a result of topicalization in English, " I hate orange, but I'll eat apples ". OSV is also available in the American Sign Language. OSV is also the sequence in the passive Chinese.

• 那 橘子 被 我 吃掉 了, nà JuzI bèi wǒ chīdiào le, The orange is eaten by me ' - literally. The Orange of me being eaten. 橘子, JuzI, Orange ' ,我, wǒ, I, me ' is regarded as a subject in Chinese,吃chi, eat, have eaten '.

OSV as the basic word order, there are some constructed languages ​​, such as Teonaht, since the sequence is often chosen language inventors for their exoticism. The Star Wars character Yoda speaks in a modified form of the sequence. Those Super Mario RPG is also in the game: Legend of the Seven Stars of Bowyer used.