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
Flag of Western Australia British Blue Ensign with the badge of Western Australia in the fly via predicate surface "officialLanguageDescription"
town of Erlach
surface form: Erlach
German
Comune di Monte Argentario Italian
Lorn English via predicate surface "currentOfficialLanguage"
Romanum Island English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Agam Regency Indonesian
Government of Andorra Catalan
Prienai District Municipality Lithuanian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Marijampolė County Lithuanian
Seal of the State of Indiana English
Sortavala District Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
arrondissement of Douai French via predicate surface "administrativeLanguage"
Praça dos Restauradores Portuguese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Mahdia Governorate Arabic
Baha al-Dawla Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Pencoed Town Council English via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialBusiness"
Pencoed Town Council Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialBusiness"
Jurbarkas District Municipality Lithuanian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Rufisque Department French via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
Rășinari Romanian
Acadian regions of New Brunswick French
Retiro district Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Prince-bishop of Cologne Latin via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Prince-bishop of Cologne German via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Place du Costa Rica French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Saint Joseph Parish (near boundary)
surface form: Saint Joseph Parish
English
Lavaltrie French
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac French
Central Java, Indonesia
surface form: Central Java
Indonesian
Mustvee Estonian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Kallaste Estonian
Sertolovo Russian
Vyborgsky District Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
La Rambla, Córdoba, Spain Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Punakha District Dzongkha
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project Dzongkha via predicate surface "hasLanguageOfOfficialDocuments"
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project English via predicate surface "hasLanguageOfOfficialDocuments"
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project Hindi via predicate surface "hasLanguageOfOfficialDocuments"
San José, Petén Spanish
Detroit Fire Department English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Detroit Office of the Inspector General English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Candiac French
La Prairie French
Sainte-Catherine French
Delson French
Varennes French
Saint-Amable French
McMasterville French
Saint-Basile-le-Grand French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Caraz Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"