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
Dibang Valley district Hindi via predicate surface "stateOfficialLanguage"
Communauté d’agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche French via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Valence, about 45 km
surface form: Valence
French
Montélimar, about 35 km
surface form: Montélimar
French
Baldwin English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Udora English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Italian Republic (Napoleonic) Italian
BIE French
BIE English
Triennale di Milano (as a BIE-recognized exhibition)
surface form: Triennale di Milano (BIE-recognized exhibition)
Italian
Copa América Spanish
Copa América Portuguese
Copa América English
Metten German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ngaka Modiri Molema District
surface form: Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
English via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Ngaka Modiri Molema District
surface form: Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
Setswana via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Dinas Mawddwy Welsh via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Dinas Mawddwy English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Bronx Community District 8 English
Lytton, British Columbia English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
São Carlos Portuguese
Fermanagh and Omagh district English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador
surface form: Ciudad Barrios
Spanish
Bishopric of Iserlohn Latin via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Archives nationales d’Haïti French
Archives nationales d’Haïti Haitian Creole
Yanam district Telugu
Yanam district French
Yanam district English
Américas Unidas Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
New Ireland Province English
New Ireland Province Tok Pisin
New Ireland Province Hiri Motu
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Nukunonu Tokelauan via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Nukunonu English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Renfrew
surface form: Renfrew County
English
Melekeok State Palauan via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Melekeok State English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Count of Barcelona Latin via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Count of Barcelona Catalan via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Marathi via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Manus people Tok Pisin via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage"
Manus people English via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage"
Manus people Hiri Motu via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage"
Town of Ocean Ridge, Florida English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Le Bourget-du-Lac French
Mzuzu English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Cauca Spanish