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I think it's widespread -- I won't say universal because I don't know -- that languages that don't mark case roles tend to have SVO order, e.g. English, Chinese, Malay/Indonesian. Not rigidly, as OVS is also very common in Malay

In Indonesian the relative pronoun (yang = English who/which/that) must be the subject of its verb. If necessary the verb must be made passive. Thus:

Candi bought the shirt = Candi telah membeli baju.

The shirt was bought by Candi = Baju telah dibeli Candi

The shirt which Candi bought = Baju yang telah dibeli Candi .

Thus SVO is preserved. If the agent of a passive verb is a pronoun it comes before the verb, making the sentence SOV

Baju telah saya beli The shirt was bought by me.

I can't think off-hand of an OVS construction.


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