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
Municipality of Ixmiquilpan Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Bargoed ward English via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialUse"
Bargoed ward Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialUse"
Continental Region of Equatorial Guinea Spanish
Continental Region of Equatorial Guinea French
Continental Region of Equatorial Guinea Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
Nagarkurnool Telugu NERFINISHED
Vinzons Filipino NERFINISHED
Vinzons English
Sta. Elena Filipino via predicate surface "usesOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Sta. Elena English via predicate surface "usesOfficialLanguage"
Buenos Aires Province (official residence at Olivos)
surface form: Buenos Aires Province
Spanish
Government of the Province of Córdoba Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Government of the Province of Formosa Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Government of the Province of La Rioja Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Chascomús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
surface form: Chascomús
Spanish
Tiruvannamalai district Tamil via predicate surface "languageOfficial" NERFINISHED
Neuhausen am Rheinfall German
Gujar Khan Tehsil Urdu via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County Standard Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Portage, Wisconsin English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Amgaon Marathi NERFINISHED
Ambarnath Marathi NERFINISHED
Itá, Santa Catarina Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
Aratiba, Rio Grande do Sul Portuguese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
EL
surface form: Party of the European Left
English
EL
surface form: Party of the European Left
French
EL
surface form: Party of the European Left
German
Noyelles-Godault French
Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw French
Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw Atikamekw language NERFINISHED
Jammerbugt Municipality Danish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Rebild Municipality Danish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Archdeaconry of Hampstead English via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Piedecuesta Municipality Spanish
Alcaldía de Piedecuesta Spanish
Shanghai Higher People’s Court Standard Chinese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Sto. Tomas
surface form: Sto. Tomas, Batangas
Filipino
Sto. Tomas
surface form: Sto. Tomas, Batangas
English
Agoncillo
surface form: Agoncillo, Batangas
Filipino NERFINISHED
Agoncillo
surface form: Agoncillo, Batangas
English
Padre Garcia Filipino via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Padre Garcia English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Alitagtag Filipino via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Alitagtag English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Calaca Filipino via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Calaca English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Infanta
surface form: Infanta, Quezon
Filipino NERFINISHED
Infanta
surface form: Infanta, Quezon
English
Polillo Filipino NERFINISHED