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

Sample triples (46,259)

Subject Object
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe English
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe French
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Russian
Mexico City Spanish
Los Angeles English
United Kingdom English
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court English
Osaka Prefecture Japanese
British India English
British India Hindustani (in practice, alongside regional languages)
Province of Quebec English
Province of Quebec French
New South Wales English
France French
Italy Italian
Italy Italian via predicate surface "nationalLanguage"
Netherlands Dutch
Greece Greek
Portugal Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
Australia English
United States Senate English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: English (de facto)
U.S. Virgin Islands English
World Trade Organization English
World Trade Organization French
World Trade Organization Spanish
Alaska English
Chilean Antarctic Territory Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Organization of American States English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Organization of American States Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Organization of American States French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Organization of American States Portuguese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation English
Holland, Michigan English
Major League Soccer English
CONCACAF Champions Cup English
CONCACAF Champions Cup Spanish
CONCACAF Champions Cup French
Amsterdam Dutch via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Dutch East Indies Dutch
Newton City Hall English via predicate surface "primaryLanguageOfAdministration"
American Astronomical Society English
India Hindi
India English
Egypt Arabic
Egypt Arabic via predicate surface "nationalLanguage"
surface form: Egyptian Arabic
Ecuador Spanish
Panama Spanish
Panama Spanish via predicate surface "nationalLanguage"
Zimbabwe English
Zimbabwe Shona