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 |
| languageOfficial | 690 |
| administrativeLanguage | 383 |
| officialLanguageOf | 264 |
| hasLanguageOfAdministration | 205 |
| usesOfficialLanguage | 203 |
| countryOfficialLanguage | 196 |
| nationalLanguage | 179 |
| officialLanguageUsed | 155 |
| officialLanguageOfCountry | 149 |
| languageOfOfficialUse | 131 |
| languageOfOfficialBusiness | 121 |
| isOfficialLanguageOf | 81 |
| languageOfOfficialMaterials | 68 |
| languageOfGovernment | 66 |
| languageOfOfficialActs | 65 |
| languageOfLocalAdministration | 46 |
| hasOfficialLanguageOfCountry | 45 |
| hasOfficialLanguageContext | 41 |
| countryOfficialLanguageContext | 40 |
| primaryLanguageOfAdministration | 38 |
| officialLanguageOfAdministration | 37 |
| officialLanguageForm | 28 |
| officialLanguageCountry | 27 |
| hasOfficialLanguageEnvironment | 26 |
| hasOfficialLanguages | 26 |
| currentOfficialLanguage | 24 |
| hasOfficialLanguageStatus | 23 |
| recognizedNationalLanguage | 23 |
| countryOfficialLanguageOf | 22 |
| usedAsOfficialLanguageIn | 21 |
| officialLanguageOfLocation | 20 |
| officialLanguageOfOffice | 20 |
| hadOfficialLanguage | 19 |
| hasLanguageOfLocalAdministration | 17 |
| isOfficialLanguageIn | 17 |
| languageOfLaw | 17 |
| stateOfficialLanguage | 16 |
| coOfficialLanguageOf | 15 |
| haveOfficialLanguage | 15 |
| officialLanguageOfRegion | 14 |
| idiomaOficial | 13 |
| officialOrDeFactoOfficialLanguageOf | 12 |
| officialLanguageFocus | 11 |
| hasLanguageOfOfficialBusiness | 10 |
| officialLanguageOfProceedings | 10 |
| hasLanguageOfOfficialDocuments | 8 |
| nationalLanguageOf | 8 |
| officialLanguageOfJurisdiction | 8 |
| definesOfficialLanguage | 7 |
| officialLanguageIn | 7 |
| officialLanguages | 7 |
| usedAdministrativeLanguage | 7 |
| langueOfficielle | 6 |
| officialLanguageConcerned | 6 |
| officialLanguageOfArea | 6 |
| officialLanguageOfDescription | 6 |
| languageOfDeclaration | 5 |
| languageOfOfficialDescriptions | 5 |
| languageUsedInOfficialProceedings | 5 |
| officialLanguageInUse | 5 |
| officialLanguageStatusIn | 5 |
| لغة_رسمية | 5 |
| associatedOfficialLanguage | 4 |
| countryWhereOfficialLanguage | 4 |
| hasCoOfficialLanguageStatus | 4 |
| languageOfAuthority | 4 |
| languageOfNewState | 4 |
| languageOfOfficialAdministration | 4 |
| languageUsedInOfficialContext | 4 |
| officialLanguageDeclared | 4 |
| officialLanguageDescription | 4 |
| officialLanguageOfTeamCountry | 4 |
| שפה רשמית | 4 |
| اللغة_الرسمية | 4 |
| hadAdministrativeLanguage | 3 |
| hasOfficialLanguageDeJure | 3 |
| hasOfficialLanguageOfAdministration | 3 |
| hasOfficialLanguageOfProceedings | 3 |
| hasSubjectCountryOfficialLanguage | 3 |
| idiomaOficialDelTexto | 3 |
| languageUsedOfficially | 3 |
| officialLanguageInGovernment | 3 |
| officialLanguageInState | 3 |
| officialLanguageOfRealm | 3 |
| officialLanguageOfWiderRegion | 3 |
| officialLanguageState | 3 |
| officialLanguagesRecognized | 3 |
| officialLanguagesSpecified | 3 |
| recognizedOfficialLanguages | 3 |
| stateOfficialLanguageEnvironment | 3 |
| supportsOfficialLanguages | 3 |
| wasOfficialLanguageOf | 3 |
| официальныйЯзык | 3 |
| declaresOfficialLanguageInCatalonia | 2 |
| governmentLanguage | 2 |
| hasOfficialFormOfLanguage | 2 |
| hasOfficialLanguageAtFacility | 2 |
| hasOfficialLanguageInJurisdiction | 2 |
| hasOfficialLanguageOfSovereignState | 2 |
| hasOfficialLanguageOnShore | 2 |
| idiomaOficialDeGestión | 2 |
| isOfficialLanguage | 2 |
| languageOfOfficial | 2 |
| languageOfOfficialProcess | 2 |
| languageOfOfficialRegulation | 2 |
| languageOfficialStatus | 2 |
| lenguaOficialDelTexto | 2 |
| mainLanguageOfAdministration | 2 |
| officialLanguageAlongside | 2 |
| officialLanguageAtCountryLevel | 2 |
| officialLanguageAtTerritoryLevel | 2 |
| officialLanguageForAdministration | 2 |
| officialLanguageInHomeland | 2 |
| officialLanguageInMunicipality | 2 |
| officialLanguageOfGoverningCountry | 2 |
| officialLanguageOfHomeland | 2 |
| officialLanguageOfNativeName | 2 |
| primaryCountryOfficialLanguage | 2 |
| recognizesOfficialLanguages | 2 |
| relatesToOfficialLanguageOfRepresentedCountry | 2 |
| stateWhereOfficialLanguage | 2 |
| официальныйЯзыкСтраны | 2 |
| שפה_רשמית | 2 |
| اللغة الرسمية | 2 |
| زبان رسمی | 2 |
| لغة رسمية | 2 |
| administrativeLanguageOf | 1 |
| associateOfficialLanguage | 1 |
| coOfficialLanguageIn | 1 |
| coOfficialLanguageInContext | 1 |
| currentOfficialLanguageOfLocality | 1 |
| establishesOfficialLanguage | 1 |
| hasCoOfficialLanguageStatusFor | 1 |
| hasOfficialLanguageForProceedings | 1 |
| hasOfficialLanguageInLargestCountry | 1 |
| hasOfficialLanguageInMostCountries | 1 |
| hasOfficialUseLanguage | 1 |
| idiomaOficialDeReferencia | 1 |
| isOfficialLanguageOfUnionTerritory | 1 |
| językUrzędowy | 1 |
| languageOfLocalAuthority | 1 |
| languageOfficialInCountry | 1 |
| languageUsedAdministratively | 1 |
| languageUsedForOfficialPurposes | 1 |
| languageUsedInOfficialActs | 1 |
| languageUsedInOfficialMatters | 1 |
| línguaOficial | 1 |
| nationalLanguageAssociation | 1 |
| nativeLanguageOfOffice | 1 |
| official language | 1 |
| officialLanguageDeJure | 1 |
| officialLanguageInPolitics | 1 |
| officialLanguageLabel | 1 |
| officialLanguageOfAuthority | 1 |
| officialLanguageOfBody | 1 |
| officialLanguageOfCommunity | 1 |
| officialLanguageOfCountryOfOrigin | 1 |
| officialLanguageOfProvince | 1 |
| officialLanguageOfWiderArea | 1 |
| officialLanguageScript | 1 |
| officialLanguagesStatus | 1 |
| officialStateLanguage | 1 |
| officialWrittenLanguage | 1 |
| officiëleTaal | 1 |
| oneOfOfficialLanguagesOf | 1 |
| primaryLanguageOfStateForces | 1 |
| publicAdministrationLanguageDominant | 1 |
| usedAsOfficialLanguageInMemberState | 1 |
| usesLanguageOfficiallyIn | 1 |
| usesOfficialLanguageIn | 1 |
| έχει επίσημη γλώσσα | 1 |
| службениЈезик | 1 |
| اللغة_الرسمية_المستخدمة | 1 |
| اللغة_الرسمية_للدولة | 1 |
| সরকারি_ভাষা | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Champs-Lambert | French ⓘ |
| Canton of Jura | French ⓘ |
| municipality of St. Vith | German ⓘ |
| Oberegg | German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Commune of Aulnay-sous-Bois
surface form:
Aulnay-sous-Bois
|
French ⓘ |
| World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | Arabic via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kerewe language | none (minority language in Tanzania) via predicate surface "nationalLanguageOf" ⓘ |
| Kerewe language |
Swahili language
via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| Kerewe language | English via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| Municipality of Santa Catarina, Nuevo León | Spanish ⓘ |
| Washington Headquarters Services | English ⓘ |
| Gonja language |
English in Ghana
via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguageContext"
ⓘ
surface form:
coexists with English as national official language of Ghana
|
| Oti Region | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| Maritime Region of Togo | French ⓘ |
| Conference of Rulers of Malaysia | Malay ⓘ |
| Malaysian Houses of Parliament | Malay via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| siSwati | Eswatini via predicate surface "officialLanguageOf" ⓘ |
| siSwati | South Africa via predicate surface "officialLanguageOf" ⓘ |
| Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims | French via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Lüdenscheid | Latin ⓘ |
| Tay, Ontario | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dagestan ASSR | Russian ⓘ |
| Dagestan ASSR | Avar ⓘ |
| Dagestan ASSR | Dargin ⓘ |
| Dagestan ASSR | Kumyk ⓘ |
| Dagestan ASSR | Lezgin ⓘ |
| Venustiano Carranza borough | Spanish ⓘ |
|
Genk, Belgium
surface form:
Genk
|
Dutch ⓘ |
| Tlokweng | English ⓘ |
| Tlokweng |
Setswana
ⓘ
surface form:
Tswana
|
| Malad |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| Mira-Bhayandar | Marathi ⓘ |
| Raigad district |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| Government of Maharashtra |
Marathi language
via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| Altmünster | German ⓘ |
| Ramos Arizpe | Spanish ⓘ |
| Gouvy | French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rychnov nad Kněžnou | Czech ⓘ |
| Cañar Province | Spanish ⓘ |
| Samseong-myeon | Korean via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| Riga | Hindi via predicate surface "officialLanguageOfRegion" ⓘ |
| Riga | Maithili via predicate surface "officialLanguageOfRegion" ⓘ |
| South Dublin County Council | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
| South Dublin County Council | Irish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Japan (as Toyota Kluger in earlier years)
surface form:
Japan
|
Japanese ⓘ |
| British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia | English via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration" ⓘ |