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
Bishopric of Hagen Latin via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Albi French
Siena Italian
Gonesse French
international federation of luge
surface form: International Federation of Luge
German
international federation of luge
surface form: International Federation of Luge
English
international federation of luge
surface form: International Federation of Luge
French
Ogliastra Italian language
surface form: Italian
Haute-Vienne French
Bahamian Creole English no sovereign state via predicate surface "isOfficialLanguageOf"
Michuhol District Korean via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Shiprock Agency English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Shiprock Agency Navajo language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Mayabunder Tehsil Hindi via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Mayabunder Tehsil English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
House of Representatives of Cyprus Greek
House of Representatives of Cyprus Turkish
Nicosia Turkish Municipality (north) Turkish via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Nicosia Turkish Municipality (north) Turkish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Second Reich German
German East Africa German
Parliament of Vanuatu Bislama via predicate surface "officialLanguageUsed"
Parliament of Vanuatu English via predicate surface "officialLanguageUsed"
Parliament of Vanuatu French via predicate surface "officialLanguageUsed"
wol
surface form: Wolof language
Senegal via predicate surface "isOfficialLanguageOf"
Carrefour French
Carrefour Haitian Creole
Delmas French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Delmas Haitian Creole via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Grand-Goâve French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Grand-Goâve Haitian Creole via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Artibonite Department French
Artibonite Department Haitian Creole
Centre Department French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Centre Department Haitian Creole via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Sud Department French
Sud Department Haitian Creole
Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport Arabic via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageOfCountry"
DIY
surface form: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
Indonesian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Central Java region
surface form: Central Java
Indonesian
Côtes-d'Armor French
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Slovene
Legislative Palace of Donceles Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialUse"
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada English
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada French
Iguatu Portuguese
Chamber of Deputies
surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Chamber of Deputies
surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
Guaraní via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ko Samui Thai
Bolzano Italian