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
Donauwörth German
NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship English
Babergh district English
Round Maple, Edwardstone English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
SZFO Russian via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
Oshu, Iwate, Japan
surface form: Ōshū, Iwate, Japan
Japanese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
City of Valladolid Spanish
Rueda Spanish
Villanubla Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Municipality of Valladolid Spanish
Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Colima
surface form: Jalisco
Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
Strand Norwegian language via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
surface form: Norwegian
Luster Municipality Norwegian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Fitjar Municipality Norwegian language via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
surface form: Norwegian
Sande Municipality (Vestland) Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
Fedje Norwegian language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Norwegian
Nanaysky District Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Giske Norwegian language via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
surface form: Norwegian
Rufino, Santa Fe, Argentina
surface form: Rufino
Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Russian
San Zenone al Po Italian
Orio Litta Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ufa Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ufa Bashkir via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Yuen Long District Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Yuen Long District English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Guadalajara
surface form: Guadalajara (Spain)
Spanish
Poggio Nativo Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Bikinsky District Russian
Grand Duchy of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal Old East Slavic
Val di Fassa Italian
Voghera Italian
Goiás Portuguese
Stranda Municipality Norwegian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Goulburn Mulwaree English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Madhya Bharat Hindi
Simbirsk fortress Russian via predicate surface "hasLanguageOfAdministration"
Fedje Municipality Norwegian language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Norwegian
Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Seia Portuguese language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
surface form: Portuguese
Gouveia Portuguese
Belmonte
surface form: Belmonte (Portugal)
Portuguese
Batalha Portuguese
Ourém Portuguese
Mealhada Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
Ílhavo Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
Anadia Portuguese
Pinhel Portuguese
Idanha-a-Nova Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
Oleiros Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese