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
Khargone district Hindi
Roches Point English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Verghereto Italian
Fratta Polesine Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Isanzu none via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguageOf"
Kreuth German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
municipality of Toa Baja
surface form: Toa Baja
Spanish
municipality of Toa Baja
surface form: Toa Baja
English
Kalangala District English
Kalangala District Swahili language
surface form: Swahili
Kalangala District Luganda
Vâlcea County Romanian
Ngiwal State Palauan via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ngiwal State English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ngchesar State Palauan
Ngchesar State English
Aimeliik State Palauan
Aimeliik State English
Ngardmau State Palauan via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ngardmau State English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
national government of Palau Palauan via predicate surface "officialLanguageInGovernment"
national government of Palau English via predicate surface "officialLanguageInGovernment"
Lusoga Kingdom of Busoga via predicate surface "isOfficialLanguageOf"
surface form: Busoga Kingdom
Bishopric of Hemer Middle Dutch via predicate surface "administrativeLanguage"
Italian Republic Italian
Krasnogorsk Urban Okrug Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
City of Boynton Beach, Florida English
Payerne French
Gżira Maltese
Gżira English
Mosta Maltese
Mosta English
San Ġwann Maltese
San Ġwann English
Żejtun Maltese
Żejtun English
Borgerhout Dutch
Cuilápam Spanish
Glarus German
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs English
West New Britain Province English
West New Britain Province Tok Pisin
West New Britain Province Hiri Motu
Manus Province English
Manus Province Tok Pisin
Manus Province Hiri Motu
Cantù Italian language
surface form: Italian
Piedrahíta, Ávila, Crown of Castile Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Philippines)
surface form: Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Filipino
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Philippines)
surface form: Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
English