| Order of Subject, Object and Verb / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases | Number of languages | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
SOV / Neutral | 29 | |
|
SOV / Nominative - accusative (standard) | 26 | |
|
SOV / Nominative - accusative (marked nominative) | 3 | |
|
SOV / Ergative - absolutive | 16 | |
|
SOV / Tripartite | 2 | |
|
SOV / Active-inactive | 2 | |
|
SVO / Neutral
|
39 | |
|
SVO / Nominative - accusative (standard) | 8 | |
|
SVO / Nominative - accusative (marked nominative) | 1 | |
|
SVO / Ergative - absolutive | 1 | |
|
SVO / Tripartite
|
0 | ||
|
SVO / Active-inactive
|
0 | ||
|
VSO / Neutral | 8 | |
|
VSO / Nominative - accusative (standard) | 1 | |
|
VSO / Nominative - accusative (marked nominative) | 2 | |
|
VSO / Ergative - absolutive | 1 | |
|
VSO / Tripartite
|
0 | ||
|
VSO / Active-inactive
|
0 | ||
|
VOS / Neutral | 5 | |
|
VOS / Nominative - accusative (standard) | 1 | |
|
VOS / Nominative - accusative (marked nominative)
|
0 | ||
|
VOS / Ergative - absolutive | 2 | |
|
VOS / Tripartite
|
0 | ||
|
VOS / Active-inactive
|
0 | ||
|
OVS / Neutral | 2 | |
|
OVS / Nominative - accusative (standard) | 1 | |
|
OVS / Nominative - accusative (marked nominative)
|
0 | ||
|
OVS / Ergative - absolutive
|
0 | ||
|
OVS / Tripartite
|
0 | ||
|
OVS / Active-inactive
|
0 | ||
|
OSV / Neutral
|
0 | ||
|
OSV / Nominative - accusative (standard)
|
0 | ||
|
OSV / Nominative - accusative (marked nominative)
|
0 | ||
|
OSV / Ergative - absolutive
|
0 | ||
|
OSV / Tripartite
|
0 | ||
|
OSV / Active-inactive
|
0 | ||
|