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 |
|---|---|
| Kamensk-Uralsky | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sukhothai province | Northern Thai via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lorraine, Kansas | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Steenbergen | West Brabantian dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Archdeacon of Hereford | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Joan of Valois, Duchess of Brittany | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Charles I, Count of Flanders | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Charles I, Count of Flanders | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Philip I of Namur | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lev Danylovych | Old East Slavic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ktrij | Armenian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kyaikto | Mon language (locally spoken) via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Malise IV, Earl of Strathearn | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Malise IV, Earl of Strathearn | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John III of Chalon-Arlay | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ramona, Kansas | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Roderwolde | Drents via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Adelaide of Hesse | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Adelaide of Hesse | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Saint Croix Island
surface form:
Saint Croix
|
Virgin Islands Creole English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Garfield County, Washington | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Granada
surface form:
Granada, Cundinamarca
|
Spanish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Elisabeth, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Margaret of Bourbon-La Marche | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hecheng District | Xiang Chinese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Hecheng District | Southwestern Mandarin via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Amalie of Nassau-Siegen | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Matane, Quebec | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Guaymas Municipality | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ramnagar | Kumaoni via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Anna Vasilievna of Moscow | Old Russian (likely) via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alderney | Auregnais (extinct) via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Alderney | French via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Cumilla District | Bengali via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Blanche of Navarre | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Raymond | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Dangast | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Schillig | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sten | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sten | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sten | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sten | Icelandic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sten | Faroese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Shinwar District | Pashto via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kahalgaon | Angika via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kahalgaon | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Afroza Azad | Bengali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
city of Huimanguillo
surface form:
Huimanguillo
|
Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |