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An '''SOV language''' uses [[subject]], [[object]] and [[verb]] (in that order) in ordinary statements. | An '''SOV language''' uses [[subject]], [[object]] and [[verb]] (in that order) in ordinary statements. | ||
| − | * In an SOV language, a speaker would say, "Sam orange eat". [http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html] Japanese is a SOV language, Sam wa tou o taberu. | + | * In an SOV language, a speaker would say, "Sam orange eat". [http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_language_is_born_new_scienti.html] Japanese is a SOV language, ''Sam wa tou o taberu''; Sam eats an orange. |
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An SOV language uses subject, object and verb (in that order) in ordinary statements.
- In an SOV language, a speaker would say, "Sam orange eat". [1] Japanese is a SOV language, Sam wa tou o taberu; Sam eats an orange.
