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
Isles-lès-Villenoy French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Esbly French
Montry French
Barcy French
Germigny-l'Évêque French
Varreddes (Seine-et-Marne)
surface form: Varreddes
French via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
Arpajon French
Uruapan Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Thụy Khuê Ward Vietnamese
Balakovo Russian via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
La Sarraz French
Pytalovsky District Russian
Pugachyov Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Győr Hungarian language
surface form: Hungarian
Ixtlahuacán Municipality Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Barbastro Spanish
Legnago Italian language
surface form: Italian
Pinerolo Italian
Thieux French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Moussy-le-Vieux French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin French
Lajes do Pico Portuguese language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Portuguese
West Champaran district Hindi
Øyer municipality Norwegian language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Norwegian
Morangis French
Igny French
Saint-Aubin
surface form: Saint-Aubin (Essonne)
French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Vauhallan French
Wissous French
Nozay French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Marcoussis French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Linas French
La Ville-du-Bois French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Le Plessis-Pâté French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Tigery French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Bondoufle French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Villabé French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ormoy French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Égly French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
ISU
surface form: International Skating Union
English
ISU
surface form: International Skating Union
French
Authon, Loir-et-Cher French
Srinagar Municipal Corporation Urdu language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Urdu
Srinagar Municipal Corporation Kashmiri via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Srinagar Municipal Corporation Dogri via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Srinagar Municipal Corporation Hindi via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Srinagar Municipal Corporation English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Mengíbar Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Torredonjimeno Spanish