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
Samudrapur taluka Marathi language
surface form: Marathi
Karanja taluka Marathi
municipality of Geltendorf
surface form: Geltendorf
German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Vilgertshofen
surface form: Vilgertshofen
German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Hofstetten German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Igling
surface form: Igling
German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Prittriching
surface form: Prittriching
German
municipality of Scheuring
surface form: Scheuring
German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Unterdießen
surface form: Unterdießen
German
municipality of Weil
surface form: Weil
German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Jette
surface form: Jette
French
municipality of Jette
surface form: Jette
Dutch
municipality of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
surface form: Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
surface form: Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
Dutch via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Auderghem
surface form: Auderghem
French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Auderghem
surface form: Auderghem
Dutch via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
surface form: Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
French
municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
surface form: Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Dutch
Government of the Brussels-Capital Region French
Government of the Brussels-Capital Region Dutch
Strategic Commands of NATO English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Strategic Commands of NATO French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Martorell, Spain
surface form: Martorell
Catalan
Martorell, Spain
surface form: Martorell
Spanish
Montserrado County English
Government of Liberia English
Supreme Court of Liberia English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Central Bank of Liberia English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Grand Gedeh County English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Flag of Liberia English via predicate surface "officialLanguageOfDescription"
Paynesville English
Middlesex Parish English via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Thành Công Ward Vietnamese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Benghazi District Arabic
Outaouais administrative region French
Elche Spanish
Elche Catalan
surface form: Valencian
Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland
surface form: Rolle
French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Somero Finnish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Oripää Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
Taivassalo Finnish
Pilibhit Hindi
Jyotiba Phule Nagar district Hindi via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Tagin English via predicate surface "stateOfficialLanguageEnvironment"
Tagin Hindi via predicate surface "stateOfficialLanguageEnvironment"
Tagin Assamese via predicate surface "stateOfficialLanguageEnvironment"
Pasighat English
Brooklyn Community District 8 English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Pic River First Nation English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Bathurst English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"