historicallySpokenIn
P1434
predicate
Indicates that a language was used for spoken communication in a particular place or region during a past historical period.
All labels observed (61)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| languageHistoricallySpoken | 605 |
| historicallySpokenIn canonical | 132 |
| languageUsedHistorically | 126 |
| languageHistoricallyUsed | 91 |
| languageHistorical | 57 |
| languageInAntiquity | 35 |
| hasLanguageHistorically | 33 |
| languageOfHistoricalCommunity | 24 |
| historicalLanguageUse | 21 |
| historicallySpokenLanguage | 21 |
| spokenInPastIn | 21 |
| languageOfHistoricalInhabitants | 20 |
| spokenInPrehistoryOf | 20 |
| spokenInHistorical | 16 |
| languageOfHistoricalUse | 15 |
| hasHistoricLanguage | 12 |
| hasPrimaryLanguageHistorically | 12 |
| languageInHistory | 12 |
| languageMajorityHistorical | 12 |
| historicalLanguageOf | 11 |
| historicallyUsedLanguage | 10 |
| languageOfHistoricalPopulation | 9 |
| spokenInHistoricalPeriod | 8 |
| hasLanguageOfHistoricalCommunity | 7 |
| traditionallySpokenIn | 6 |
| historicallyHadLanguage | 4 |
| hypothesizedToHaveBeenSpokenIn | 4 |
| languageSpokenHistorically | 4 |
| hasLanguageHistoricallyUsed | 3 |
| hasLanguageOfHistoricalUse | 3 |
| hasLanguageUsedHistorically | 3 |
| historicalLanguageRegionOf | 3 |
| historicallyUsedLanguages | 3 |
| languageHistoricallyAssociated | 3 |
| languageOfHistoricInhabitants | 3 |
| primaryHistoricalLanguage | 3 |
| regionallyCommonInPast | 3 |
| secondaryHistoricalLanguage | 3 |
| spokenInHistorically | 3 |
| alsoUsesLanguageHistorically | 2 |
| hasLanguageInHistoricalPeriod | 2 |
| hasLanguageInHistory | 2 |
| hasLanguageTraditionallySpoken | 2 |
| historicallySpokenOn | 2 |
| languageSpokenInAntiquity | 2 |
| languageUsedHistorical | 2 |
| regionHistoricallySpoken | 2 |
| ancientDialect | 1 |
| hasLanguageInHistoricalUse | 1 |
| hasLocalLanguageInAntiquity | 1 |
| historicallyDominantLanguageOfEliteIn | 1 |
| historicallySpokenDialect | 1 |
| isSpokenInPrehistoryOf | 1 |
| languageBefore1944 | 1 |
| languageOfHistoricPopulation | 1 |
| languageOfHistoricUse | 1 |
| languageRegionPreColumbian | 1 |
| preColumbianLanguage | 1 |
| spokenInHistoricalState | 1 |
| usedAsLinguisticFrancaHistoricallyIn | 1 |
| usedHistoricalLanguage | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: historicallySpokenIn
Generated description
Indicates that a language was used for spoken communication in a particular place or region during a past historical period.
Sample triples (1,411)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic | Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| Scottish Gaelic | Scottish Islands ⓘ |
| German Americans |
German Americans
via predicate surface "historicalLanguageUse"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Dutch
|
| German Americans | various German dialects via predicate surface "historicalLanguageUse" ⓘ |
| Lower Egypt | Egyptian language via predicate surface "languageInAntiquity" ⓘ |
| Scots |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowland Scotland
|
| Scots | Ulster ⓘ |
| Karelian Isthmus | Finnish via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Karelian Isthmus | Karelian via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Latin | Western Mediterranean via predicate surface "regionHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Latin | parts of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East under Roman rule via predicate surface "regionHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Swedish-speaking Finns | Finland via predicate surface "historicallyDominantLanguageOfEliteIn" ⓘ |
| Valley of Mexico |
Nahuan languages
via predicate surface "languageRegionPreColumbian"
ⓘ
surface form:
Nahuatl
|
| Asia Minor | Greek via predicate surface "languageInHistory" ⓘ |
| Asia Minor | Latin via predicate surface "languageInHistory" ⓘ |
| Asia Minor |
Cuneiform Luwian
via predicate surface "languageInHistory"
ⓘ
surface form:
Luwian
|
| Asia Minor |
Hittite (Nesite)
via predicate surface "languageInHistory"
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite
|
| Asia Minor | Armenian via predicate surface "languageInHistory" ⓘ |
| Asia Minor | Turkish via predicate surface "languageInHistory" ⓘ |
| Lwów | Polish via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Lwów | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Lwów | Yiddish via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Lwów | German via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Canna | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Canna | Scottish English via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Coll | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Thessaly |
Aeolic Greek
via predicate surface "ancientDialect"
ⓘ
surface form:
Thessalian Greek
|
| Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) | Balkans ⓘ |
| Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) | North Africa ⓘ |
| Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| Latino-Faliscan languages | 1st millennium BCE via predicate surface "spokenInHistoricalPeriod" ⓘ |
| South Picene |
Central Italy
via predicate surface "spokenInPastIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
central Italy
|
| South Picene | Picenum via predicate surface "spokenInPastIn" ⓘ |
| South Picene | Adriatic side of the central Apennines via predicate surface "spokenInPastIn" ⓘ |
| Atholl family | Scots via predicate surface "languageHistorical" ⓘ |
| Atholl family | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "languageHistorical" ⓘ |
|
Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)
surface form:
Lydda
|
Hebrew via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
|
Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)
surface form:
Lydda
|
Aramaic via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
|
Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)
surface form:
Lydda
|
Greek via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
|
Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)
surface form:
Lydda
|
Arabic via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Königsberg | German via predicate surface "languageMajorityHistorical" ⓘ |
| Königsberg |
German
via predicate surface "primaryHistoricalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
German language
|
| Königsberg | Polish language via predicate surface "secondaryHistoricalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Königsberg | Lithuanian language via predicate surface "secondaryHistoricalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Texcoco, Mexico |
Nahuan languages
via predicate surface "historicallySpokenLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Nahuatl
|
| Stewart family | Scots via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Stewart family | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Stewart family | French via predicate surface "languageHistoricallySpoken" ⓘ |
| Petsamo, Finland | Finnish via predicate surface "languageHistorical" ⓘ |