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
Appalachian Regional Commission English
Riigikogu Estonian language
surface form: Estonian
2002 Winter Paralympics English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Centralist Republic of Mexico Spanish
ICC Cricket World Cup English via predicate surface "officialLanguageOfAdministration"
Judicial System of Virginia English
commune of Meyrin
surface form: Meyrin
French
Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Russian
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Chinese
Dedoplistsqaro Georgian language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Georgian
San Juan y Martínez Spanish
Nandurbar district Marathi language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Marathi
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve French
Lemi Finnish language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Finnish
Palma de Mallorca Spanish
Palma de Mallorca Catalan
Vimioso Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
Tynaarlo Dutch
De Wolden Dutch via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Upper West Region English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Sobrance Slovak language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Slovak
Brejo de Beberibe Portuguese
Molles French
Amanat Al Asimah Governorate Arabic
Embassy of the United States in Hungary English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Talca Province Spanish
Rajgarh
surface form: Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Hindi
Cetinje Montenegrin
Laeken French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Laeken Dutch via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Zhangjiakou Standard Chinese
Takoma Park, Maryland English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Arezzo Italian
Jubail Arabic
Court of Appeals of Virginia English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
the Soviet Union was committed to expanding its influence
surface form: Soviet Union
Russian
civil parish of Bensafrim e Barão de São João
surface form: Bensafrim e Barão de São João
Portuguese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Vágar Faroese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Vágar Danish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ennepetal German
Peutie Dutch via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Chamber of Senators of Bolivia Spanish
Lankaran Uyezd Russian via predicate surface "administrativeLanguage"
San Bernardo Spanish
Melipilla Spanish
Paine Spanish
Tiltil Spanish
Calera de Tango Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Russian Embassy in Berlin Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"