lingua franca
C985
concept
A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people who do not share a native language, often for trade, diplomacy, or other practical purposes.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lingua franca canonical | 48 |
| constructed language | 44 |
| English-based creole | 30 |
| mixed language | 21 |
| national language | 15 |
| trade language | 7 |
| Senegambian language | 3 |
| international auxiliary language | 3 |
| regional lingua franca | 2 |
| English-speaking world | 1 |
| global language | 1 |
| in-universe lingua franca | 1 |
| language of the Republic of the Congo | 1 |
| pidgin-turned-creole | 1 |
| second-language English | 1 |
| theatrical lingua franca | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: lingua franca
Generated description
A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people who do not share a native language, often for trade, diplomacy, or other practical purposes.
Instances (159)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Krio language | English-based creole |
| Taliska | constructed language |
| Fernando Po Krio | English-based creole |
| Kyrian (language) | constructed language |
| Papua New Guinean Hiri Motu | — |
| Bangala (Ngbandi-based trade language) | trade language |
| Cameroonian Pidgin English | English-based creole |
| Michif-Cree | mixed language |
| Taurahe | constructed language |