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
Gmina Miłomłyn Polish
Gmina Lelkowo Polish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Administration of the Federation Council Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Chevilly French
Leobersdorf German
Rouvroy French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Houtteville French via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Neuville-au-Plain French
Count of Louvain Latin via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Independence of South Sudan English via predicate surface "languageOfOfficialActs"
Furbo, County Galway Irish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Furbo, County Galway English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Office of An Coimisinéir Teanga Irish via predicate surface "officialLanguageConcerned"
Guardiaregia Italian
Elva Estonian via predicate surface "countryOfficialLanguage"
Nõo Parish Estonian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Nõo Parish Estonian via predicate surface "administrativeLanguage"
Kambja Parish Estonian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Jõgeva County Estonian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Eesti Raudtee Estonian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Kontor of Novgorod Middle Low German via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration" NERFINISHED
Giustino Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Caderzone Terme Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Spiazzo Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Pelugo Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Vigo Rendena Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Darè Italian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Panamá Oeste Province Spanish
Grand Isle, Maine English
People's Committee of Phương Liệt Ward Vietnamese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Gmina Wielbark Polish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Wa State Wa language NERFINISHED
Keonjhar district Odia via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Dhenkanal district Odia via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage" NERFINISHED
Malkangiri district Odia via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Amalapuram Telugu NERFINISHED
State Government of Sinaloa Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Nazi-occupied Belarus German via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Nazi-occupied Belarus Belarusian via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Nazi-occupied Belarus Russian via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Isle of Anglesey County Council Welsh
Isle of Anglesey County Council English
Isle of Anglesey County Council offices Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Isle of Anglesey County Council offices English via predicate surface "languageOfAdministration"
Llanddaniel Fab Welsh via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Llanddaniel Fab English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Pieve Tesino Italian
Sliven Province Bulgarian
Regional District of Fraser-Fort George English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguage"
Huize County Standard Chinese