officialLanguage

P236
predicate

Indicates that a particular language has been formally designated by an authority as the official language used for government, legal, or administrative purposes in a given jurisdiction.

All labels observed (178)

Label Occurrences
officialLanguage canonical 23,795
hasOfficialLanguage 16,380
languageOfAdministration 2,109

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: officialLanguage
Generated description
Indicates that a particular language has been formally designated by an authority as the official language used for government, legal, or administrative purposes in a given jurisdiction.

Sample triples (46,259)

Subject Object
Province of Asti Italian
Betul Hindi
Academia Europaea English
Ferozepur Punjabi
Chittoor district Telugu
Archdeaconry of Middlesex English via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
World Games English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
World Games French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Aboriginal peoples under the Constitution Act, 1982 English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Aboriginal peoples under the Constitution Act, 1982 French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai English
Bhojpur district Hindi
Bhojpur district Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
Bishop of Leiria Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Colorado House of Representatives districts including Mesa County English via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialBusiness"
Colorado Senate districts including Mesa County English via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialMaterials"
Government of Gibraltar English
Swansea West constituency
surface form: Swansea West
English via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialMaterials"
Swansea West constituency
surface form: Swansea West
Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialMaterials"
Weil im Schönbuch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
surface form: Weil im Schönbuch
German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Wayland
surface form: Wayland, Michigan
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Arabic via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
International Trade Union Confederation English
International Trade Union Confederation French
International Trade Union Confederation Spanish
Kalady Malayalam
Kalady English
Delhi High Court English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
National Capital Territory
surface form: National Capital Territory of Delhi
Hindi
National Capital Territory
surface form: National Capital Territory of Delhi
English
Order of Saint Jerome Latin
Order of Saint Jerome Spanish
PES
surface form: Party of European Socialists
English
PES
surface form: Party of European Socialists
French
Yerevan, Armenia
surface form: Yerevan
Armenian language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Armenian
Thừa Thiên Province Vietnamese
Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
surface form: Ocumare del Tuy
Spanish
Songsong English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Adelboden German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Nogales, Veracruz Spanish
State of Salzburg German
Lerdo Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe English
Orkland Norwegian language via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
surface form: Norwegian
Kangra district Hindi via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Kangra district Sanskrit via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Kapurthala district Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi