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
Mayo-Kani French
Mayo-Kani English
Kuanua language East New Britain Province (provincial level, de facto in some domains) via predicate surface "isOfficialLanguageOf" NERFINISHED
municipality of Albrandswaard
surface form: Albrandswaard
Dutch
Government of the Straits Settlements English
Coupvray, Seine-et-Marne, France
surface form: Coupvray
French
Hjelmeland Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfficial" NERFINISHED
Vindafjord Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfficial" NERFINISHED
Western Area, Sierra Leone English
Los Antiguos Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Gobernador Gregores Spanish
municipality of Obergoms
surface form: Obergoms
German via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
canton of Tain-l’Hermitage French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
EEA
surface form: European Economic Area
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
EEA
surface form: European Economic Area
languages of EU member states via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
EEA
surface form: European Economic Area
languages of EEA EFTA states via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Courts of Accounts of Paraíba Portuguese
Cruz do Espírito Santo Portuguese
Sapê Portuguese
city of Sousa
surface form: Sousa
Portuguese
Perth County, Ontario English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Province of Biella Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
San Giovanni Rotondo Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Rivera Spanish
Tacuarembó Spanish
Facultad de Artes Spanish
San Xavier Indian Reservation English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Bénoué Department French
Bénoué Department English
Körmend Hungarian
Ilfov County Romanian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Uvs
surface form: Uvs Province
Mongolian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Zavkhan
surface form: Zavkhan Province
Mongolian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Dornod Mongolian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Soviet Union was Mongolia’s main political and economic partner
surface form: Soviet Union
Russian
Longjing Standard Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Neipu Township Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Linyuan District (historically part of Pingtung region)
surface form: Linyuan District
Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Kremenchuk Okruha Ukrainian via predicate surface "hasLanguageOfAdministration"
Kremenchuk Okruha Russian via predicate surface "hasLanguageOfAdministration"
Kingston, New Brunswick English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Saint-Céneri-près-Sées French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Chengdu Municipal Finance Bureau Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Chengdu Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Huéscar Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Hull sector of Gatineau French
Maxima Sequanorum Latin via predicate surface "administrativeLanguage"
Diocese of the Seven Provinces Latin via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
ACFC English via predicate surface "usesOfficialLanguage"
ACFC French via predicate surface "usesOfficialLanguage"