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
Vinh Tuy Ward Vietnamese
Municipal Government of Palo Waray-Waray via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Municipal Government of Palo Filipino via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Municipal Government of Palo English via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
International Go Federation English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ahau English via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Ahau Fijian via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage"
Ahau Hindi via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage"
Aetna Township, Michigan English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Vieussan French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Ciudad Camargo Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Osage County English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Toquaht Nation English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government Nuu-chah-nulth language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Kyuquot/Checklesaht First Nation Nuu-chah-nulth language via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Kyuquot/Checklesaht First Nation English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
District of Lantzville English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Town of Qualicum Beach English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Electoral Area A
surface form: Electoral Area A (Regional District of Nanaimo)
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Emalahleni Local Municipality isiXhosa via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Emalahleni Local Municipality English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Soninké Mali (national language) via predicate surface "isOfficialLanguageIn"
Soninké Senegal (national language) via predicate surface "isOfficialLanguageIn"
Soninké Mauritania (national language) via predicate surface "isOfficialLanguageIn"
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador English
Bach Dang Ward Vietnamese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Truong Dinh Ward Vietnamese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Sharifabad District Persian
Tiruvannamalai Tamil NERFINISHED
Svitavy District Czech via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Government of the Province of San Luis Spanish
José C. Paz Spanish
Ray County Persian NERFINISHED
Velbert German NERFINISHED
Tekanpur Hindi
Alanganallur Tamil NERFINISHED
T. Nagar Tamil NERFINISHED
Choolaimedu Tamil NERFINISHED
Thyagaraya Nagar Assembly constituency Tamil NERFINISHED
Armavir, Armenia Armenian via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
Batu Gajah town
surface form: Batu Gajah
Malay NERFINISHED
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as member of Yes English via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialMaterials"
2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony English
13th arrondissement town hall French via predicate surface "hasLanguageOfAdministration"
Cam Pha Vietnamese via predicate surface "languageOfficial"
Rodelas, Bahia, Brazil
surface form: Rodelas
Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese
Carrouges, Normandy
surface form: Carrouges
French
Cañari Kichwa Ecuador recognizes Kichwa as an official language of intercultural relations via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguageContext" NERFINISHED
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Botswana English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"