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
2015 World Aquatics Championships English
2015 World Aquatics Championships Russian
Göppingen district German
Pessac French
apartheid government of South Africa English
apartheid government of South Africa Afrikaans
Playa Blanca Spanish
Municipality of Apodaca Spanish
La Oliva Spanish
Betancuria Spanish
Serrara Fontana Italian
Petersberg (Saalekreis) German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Kabelsketal German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Braunsbedra German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Fuzhou (Jiangxi) Standard Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Perledo Italian
canton of Obwalden German
Macerata Italian
Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Province of Lecco Italian
Province of Málaga Spanish
Maelbeek metro station French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Maelbeek metro station Dutch via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Springwater English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Arras French
Lamoille County, Vermont English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Frontera Spanish
Presidential Palace, Tehran Persian via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialUse"
Asian Clearing Union English
Canadian Forces Land Force Command English
Canadian Forces Land Force Command French
Alxa League Standard Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Beaver County English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Nopo-dong Korean via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
surface form: Bihać
Bosnian
Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
surface form: Bihać
Croatian
Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
surface form: Bihać
Serbian language
surface form: Serbian
Gioia del Colle, Italy
surface form: Gioia del Colle
Italian
Weiterstadt German
Jurye-dong Korean
Bhatpara Bengali
Ixmiquilpan Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Rocquencourt French
San Andrés y Sauces Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Insular Region of Equatorial Guinea Spanish
Insular Region of Equatorial Guinea French
Insular Region of Equatorial Guinea Portuguese
San Antonio de Palé Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
San Antonio de Palé French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
San Antonio de Palé Portuguese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"