In two-thirds of the languages sampled, the indirect object is marked either extra- or intra-verbally when it is contiguous with the verb in fixed order languages. When the direct object is contiguous with the verb, the indirect object is marked in approximately the same proportion of languages.
Standardized
When word order is rigid, regardless of whether the indirect or direct object is contiguous with the verb, the indirect object tends to be marked either extra- or intra-verbally
