Conlangs (279): |
Nuirn |
Lojban's grammar can easily handle SOV, but that order is rare outside a few special cases. This is true even amongst those whose native language uses SOV (notably Japanese). |
Tircunan |
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Deini |
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Kelenala |
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Héhà |
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Isuhuwum |
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Tseeyo |
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Þrjótrunn |
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Kazujisha |
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Altian |
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Qwynegold |
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Quenya |
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Sindarin |
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Chamanar |
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Tirelat |
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Ngetsurt |
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Polijolè |
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Toki Pona |
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Vallese |
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Rejistanian |
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Shsiwhe Luwur |
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Sakalian |
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Wenedyk |
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Uscaniv |
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Mavakhalan |
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Kuyʔūn |
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Kiassan Turasta |
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Nisela |
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Liberalian |
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FIAL |
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'Yemls |
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Morlandian |
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HAI |
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Austrian |
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Angosey |
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SIAL |
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Avorenta |
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Eezee |
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Alpic |
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Gerchish |
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Fila |
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Solaric |
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Modified Basic E-Prime |
In addition to lacking all forms of 'to be', MBEP also lacks the 'do-(not)' construction, which makes VSO order occur more frequently in imperatives and questions, as in Shakespearian/Elizabethan English. |
Yivrian |
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Reisu |
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Theadish |
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Miirna |
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Dothraki |
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Ferzhic |
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Labasje |
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Saimiar |
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Paagnnyaglŝ |
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Fakename2 |
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TIAL |
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Lemohai |
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Cenyani |
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Future English |
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Keylim |
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Kata |
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Dapaq |
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Liu |
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Rou |
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Dahu |
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Svørgska |
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Islysian |
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Aixosixomi |
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Fictish |
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Neo-Fictish |
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Frimer |
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Choch Gwurx |
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Dangin Nira |
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Lonaane |
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Wanya |
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Antiranto |
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Lonmai Luna |
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Nauspayr |
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Cerstan |
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Nevotak |
the word order may change into OSV or VOS to emphasize different things, and when the the subject is animate and the object is inanimate, the SOV order is also used.
However, when a verb is used as an adposition(or a coverb), the complement of the "adposition" must follow the it, and when there's no subject, the object of a verb is also obligated to follow the verb.
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Arka |
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Tsolyani |
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Himmaswa |
Topic-fronting is employed heavily, so the word order may easily become OSV or XSVO. This is especially common with the verb 'aajung' - be, when the subject is dropped, e.g. "Snuh aajung." - bird be - It is a bird.
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Lodeen |
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Isoldian |
The dominant order is simply to place the subject before the object; the verb can be freely moved within a phrase to emphasize different constituents, however, the standard word order is SOV.
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toka na musume |
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Standard Hymmnos |
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L'starfish Klam |
an IP-V2,SVO order is also used in archaic writings, some proverbs and some dialects
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Town Speech |
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Latha |
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Sonerha |
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Poeplish |
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Kobardon |
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Vrlungla |
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Enterdese |
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Alahithian |
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Duemál |
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Mandalorian |
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Loglan |
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Tlar Canà |
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Palawa Kani |
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Baronh |
Examples I found seemed to use the SVO order
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solresol |
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Wexelgwe |
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Massalian |
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Zwani |
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westcontinental Ngyamkyehe language |
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Pupupulandish |
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Ixe Wa |
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Rammy |
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Modern low Ponuhi |
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Nahakhontl |
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Ndok Aisô |
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Sonorian |
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Seto ka'palo |
in subordinate clauses, and when there are preverbal phrases other than the subject(mostly adverbials like adpositional phrases or the complementizer/relativizer), the word order becomes VSO, and the word order changes to OV in main clause when there's no subject and there are no preverbal adverbials. |
Palethian |
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Maksinaunminverbe |
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Jumban |
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Interslavic |
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Pastalie Hymmnos |
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Linvongo |
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Emeranye |
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Netagin |
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Coral Reef language |
the word order is flexible, and some dialects and the written language use SOV as its basic order instead.
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Alashian |
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clikli dialect |
like Romance languages, SVO when the object is a noun, SOV when the object is a pronoun.
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Femmish |
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Pugoko |
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Oedilaiffe |
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Aingeljã |
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Levran |
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Brutirric |
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Kamëzet |
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Sazhir |
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Knashta |
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Kiitra |
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Barthian |
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Ñamu |
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Nuvelé |
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Ronc Tyu |
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Shujum |
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LipTalk |
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Spanglo |
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Kemba |
SVO was the unmarked order, but OSV and VOS were also available.
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Guezu |
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fae gosfth |
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Lohsee |
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Khanese |
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Kaidu |
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Miwonsha |
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Oedilaaiffe |
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yashde |
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Savvinic |
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Leopardish III |
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Derovian |
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Spraka |
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Novoslovnica |
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Suhon |
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Valthungian |
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Brooding |
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Mli Vjacgu |
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South Germanic |
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Kaingu |
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Ame language |
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Classical Uraki |
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Thuun |
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Gavdorean |
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Mondlango |
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Anikuek |
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Wihri |
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Velan |
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Abasut |
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Nattoretan |
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Vandalic |
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Lavrian |
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Flatlang |
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Interlingua Antic |
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Uropi |
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Omnizzabon |
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Khan Nilau Khaftim |
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Karemar |
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Thosk |
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Proto-Maritime |
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Gothish |
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Pejlanrau Khanech Khaftim |
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Dragonian |
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Xingish |
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Touijab Kikxot |
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Old Sumrë |
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Plitchik |
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TBD |
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CALS Average Feature Values |
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Makronesian |
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Zheymi |
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griuskant |
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Dunia |
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Lingwa de Planeta |
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Seignuric |
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Kayronic |
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Vikti |
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Tadiraki Language |
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Unish |
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Esata |
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Bologau |
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Melfem |
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Intal |
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Yeul |
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Frater |
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Asokon |
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Sambahsa |
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Gavaro |
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Empolese |
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Hallon |
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Choton |
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Tangachi |
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Tallfellow |
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Varo |
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Saremite, Old |
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Vedran |
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Cardhic, Common |
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Azalian |
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Universalglot |
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Ubaghuns Tëhe |
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Oo |
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Votgil |
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Syt |
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Frenkisch |
While Frenkisch does have an underlying V2 structure in both dependent and independent clauses, like North Germanic languages this is complemented by a more basic and overarching SVO structure. |
Middle Olgish |
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Old Olgish |
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High Aribelian |
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Vulgar Aribelian |
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Parian |
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Kali-Sise |
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Toki Ma |
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Nonlen |
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Nagrinian |
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Si'asigu |
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Algilez |
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Baanzish |
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Somish |
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Varta Avina |
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Daisilingo |
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Palato |
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Cannic |
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Rusnis |
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Glosa |
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Volapuk |
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Novial |
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Esperanto |
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Ido |
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Lojban |
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Lingua Franca Nova |
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Interlingua |
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Interlingue (Occidental) |
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Mini |
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Pegakibo |
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BreadSpeak |
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Agalatian |
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Ngoosha |
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ABCL |
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Kipusan |
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Hokian |
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Ta Ti |
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Bengenese |
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Keltsvian |
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Mashilhath |
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Sona |
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iigraa |
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Iqglic |
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Xada |
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Jokelang 2 |
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Cruckeny |
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Etlish |
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Millennish |
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Sudyrnish |
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Globasa |
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Oltic |
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Standard Sievi |
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Standard Average Indo-European |
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Pateko |
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