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 |
|---|---|
|
Germiston, South Africa
surface form:
Germiston
|
Sotho languages via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Monterey, Mexico
surface form:
Monterrey
|
Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Port-de-Paix, Haiti
surface form:
Port-de-Paix
|
Haitian Creole via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| The Pencil | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Brocke | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gelis Stewart | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Gelis Stewart | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Spencer Township, Lucas County, Ohio | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Kerstin | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kerstin | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kerstin | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kerstin | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kerstin | Icelandic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kerstin | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Birgitta | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Birgitta | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Birgitta | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Birgitta | Icelandic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Birgitta | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Åsa | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Åsa | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Åsa | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Åsa | Icelandic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Åsa | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Val | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Val | other European languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Diphu | Karbi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Diphu | Hindi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Diphu | English via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Diéguez | Spanish language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Mayoress of Arnhem (as wife of the mayor)
surface form:
Mayoress of Arnhem
|
Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| IL | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rohese de Vere | Anglo-Norman French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rohese de Vere | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Aveline de Clare | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Disney Resort
surface form:
Shanghai Disney Resort
|
Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Philip
surface form:
Philip of Chalon
|
French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nice region | Niçard Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nice region | Italian (historical influence) via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Philip II, Duke of Savoy | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Philip II, Duke of Savoy | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Seo-gu
surface form:
Seo-gu, Daegu
|
Gyeongsang dialect of Korean via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Yashwant | Marathi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Yashwant | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Zona Romántica | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Brava Municipality | Cape Verdean Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Saint-Lambert, Quebec | French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jackson Center, Ohio | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Alton | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shuangfeng County | Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |