deFactoLanguage
P237
predicate
Indicates that a language is used in practice as the primary or common language in a context, even if it has no official legal status there.
All labels observed (24)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| languageOfUse | 3,442 |
| languageMajority | 1,404 |
| regionalLanguage | 1,011 |
| commonLanguage | 548 |
| hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto | 172 |
| commonLanguages | 67 |
| officialLanguageDeFacto | 63 |
| usedAsLinguaFrancaIn | 62 |
| hasDeFactoLanguage | 34 |
| deFactoLanguage canonical | 28 |
| vernacularLanguage | 23 |
| primaryWorkingLanguage | 9 |
| currentLanguage | 7 |
| usedAsSecondLanguageIn | 7 |
| isLinguaFrancaFor | 3 |
| languageDeFacto | 3 |
| deFactoOfficialLanguage | 2 |
| languageOfficialDeFacto | 2 |
| usedLanguageDeFacto | 2 |
| currentLinguaFranca | 1 |
| deFactoMajorityLanguage | 1 |
| languageUsedDeFacto | 1 |
| usesDeFactoLanguage | 1 |
| שפה רשמית דה-פקטו | 1 |
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: deFactoLanguage
Generated description
Indicates that a language is used in practice as the primary or common language in a context, even if it has no official legal status there.
Sample triples (6,894)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Lulu | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Sirte, Libya
surface form:
Sirte
|
Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Most High | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chadwick | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pietermaritzburg | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ladysmith | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gallic Empire | Latin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| South San Francisco | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Safavid Empire | Azerbaijani via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Safavid Empire | Persian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sorrento | Neapolitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Estcourt | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Richmond, Natal | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Montclair
surface form:
Montclair, Oakland
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of the Lombards | Vulgar Latin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of the Lombards | Lombard language via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of the Lombards | Latin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fürth |
East Franconian
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
East Franconian German
|
| Bavarian Alps | Bavarian dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Elie and Earlsferry | Scots via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Elie and Earlsferry | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Iranian Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani language via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Kurdistan | Kurdish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Binisaya | parts of Mindanao via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Binisaya | Central Visayas via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Corsican Republic | Corsican via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Corsican Republic | Italian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Cook Islands | Pukapukan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fannie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| North Las Vegas | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Eduardo | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Eduardo | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Terengganu | Terengganu Malay via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kokand Khanate | Chagatai Turkic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kokand Khanate | Persian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Košice | Slovak via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Eemsdelta | Gronings via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Oldambt | Gronings via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ganges of the South | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cholula | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Grand Duchy of Tuscany | Tuscan dialect via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lady Anne Dacre | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kay | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Murcia | Murcian Spanish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Alex | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alex | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alex | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alex | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alex | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |