spokenByEthnicGroup

P17311
predicate

Indicates that a particular language, dialect, or speech variety is used or spoken by a specified ethnic group.

All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
belongsToEthnicGroup 70
spokenByEthnicGroup canonical 69
belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup 51

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: spokenByEthnicGroup
Generated description
Indicates that a particular language, dialect, or speech variety is used or spoken by a specified ethnic group.

Sample triples (277)

Subject Object
Naitasiri dialect iTaukei Fijians via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
Fagauvea language indigenous peoples of the Loyalty Islands
surface form: Uvean people of Ouvéa
Tontemboan language Minahasan people via predicate surface "belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup"
Latvian Latvians
Mriak-Mriku dialect Sasak people via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
uMgungundlovu Zulu people via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
Sekopa dialect Northern Sotho people via predicate surface "belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup"
Prince Kuni Asahiko Yamato people via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
Jiaoling Hakka Hakka people
Propontis Tsakonian Tsakonians via predicate surface "belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup"
surface form: Tsakonian Greeks
Kirkuk dialect Kurdish people of Kirkuk via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
Karakalpak Karakalpak people
Bole Bole ethnic group via predicate surface "isSpokenByEthnicGroup"
Dass Dass ethnic group
Medan Hokkien Hokkien Chinese in Medan via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
Shor indigenous people of Kemerovo Oblast via predicate surface "spokenByPopulationGroup"
Binukid Western Bukidnon Manobo via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
surface form: Bukidnon Manobo
Quenya the Noldor via predicate surface "spokenByFictionalGroup"
surface form: Noldor
Quenya the Vanyar via predicate surface "spokenByFictionalGroup"
surface form: Vanyar
Quenya the Noldor via predicate surface "spokenByFictionalGroup"
surface form: High Elves
Huastec language Huastec via predicate surface "belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup"
Gule language true via predicate surface "isSpokenBySmallEthnicGroup"
Ashkunwari Ashkun people via predicate surface "isSpokenByEthnicGroup"
Black Speech Orcs via predicate surface "spokenByGroup"
surface form: servants of Sauron
Black Speech Orcs via predicate surface "spokenByGroup"
surface form: orcs of Mordor
Black Speech Nazgûl via predicate surface "spokenByGroup"
Motswana Setswana via predicate surface "belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup"
surface form: Tswana
Embu language Meru people via predicate surface "belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup"
surface form: Mount Kenya peoples
Edoid languages Edo people
Edoid languages Urhobo people
Edoid languages Isoko people
Edoid languages Esan people
Edoid languages Afemai people
Tumbuka Tumbuka people
Nīhithawīwin Cree peoples
surface form: nīhithawak (Cree people)
Ininīmowin Cree
Defoid languages Yoruba people via predicate surface "areSpokenByEthnicGroups"
Defoid languages Itsekiri people via predicate surface "areSpokenByEthnicGroups"
Defoid languages Igala people via predicate surface "areSpokenByEthnicGroups"
Dubček Slovaks via predicate surface "associatedEthnolinguisticGroup"
Dubček Czechs via predicate surface "associatedEthnolinguisticGroup"
Monguor (Tu) language Tu people
Monguor (Tu) language Monguor people
south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo Luba-Kasai people via predicate surface "associatedEthnolinguisticGroup"
surface form: Luba people
Kpelle Kpelle via predicate surface "belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup" self-link
Evenki language Evenki people via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
surface form: Evenki
Lower Sorbian Sorbs
Lower Sorbian Sorbian people
surface form: Lower Sorbs
Huautla Mazatec Mazatec via predicate surface "belongsToEthnicGroup"
plo (Oluta Popoluca)
surface form: Oluta Popoluca
Oluta Popoluca people via predicate surface "isSpokenByEthnicGroup"