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 |
|---|---|
| Lady Feodorowna Wellesley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zboriv | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Elizabeth Hastings, 16th Baroness Hastings | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elizabeth | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Daniel Chaucer | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad metropolitan area | Kannada via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad metropolitan area | Hindi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ήπειρος | ελληνική γλώσσα via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Abyek | Persian via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Mungo | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mungo | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Shoa (northern part) | Amharic via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Betta | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| City of Coyhaique | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Malé City | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Alice Montagu, 5th Countess of Salisbury | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tar | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Amol County | Mazandarani via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Amol County | Persian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| LeAnn | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marques | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marques | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alaverdi Municipality | Armenian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Guntur Lok Sabha constituency | Telugu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Chyhyryn Raion | Ukrainian via predicate surface "usedLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Chyhyryn Raion | Russian via predicate surface "usedLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
|
Kings—Hants federal electoral district
surface form:
Kings—Hants
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| New Minas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Baviaans Local Municipality | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa
surface form:
Upington
|
Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gregers | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gregers | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gregers | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Burari Assembly constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Sarre (French)
surface form:
Sarre
|
French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Creta et Cyrenaica | Greek via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Elio | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elio | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elio | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elio | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
England, United Kingdom
surface form:
England
|
English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada
surface form:
Val-d'Or
|
Francophone population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Palnadu district | Telugu-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| English Lowlands | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lieshout | Peel dialect of East Brabantian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jeanne Fallières | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Benghazi metropolitan area | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Chakwal District | Punjabi via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Howrah Maidan | Bengali via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Stilesville, Indiana | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |