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 |
|---|---|
| Alex | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alex | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Republic of Florence | Italian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Claudiu | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Darbhanga district | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lozi | Barotseland region via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Almaty |
Russian language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian
|
| Almaty |
Kazakh language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh
|
| Tiffany | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Wallis and Futuna | Wallisian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Wallis and Futuna |
Futunans
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Futunan
|
| Bala | Welsh via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Saharsa district | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Shymkent | Kazakh via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Salé |
Maghrebi Arabic
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan Arabic
|
| Cabinet Room | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jennifer | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Port Louis | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Port Louis | Mauritian Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| St. John Valley | French via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| St. John Valley | English via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Lower Franconia |
East Franconian
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
East Franconian German
|
| Lower Franconia | Main-Franconian dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Catrin | Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Catrin | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Catrin | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hor | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Blake | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Karaganda | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Karaganda |
Kazakh language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh
|
| Aberdeen | Scots via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Aberdeen | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Germiston | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Germiston | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Germiston | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Germiston | Sotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Centurion | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Centurion | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Peshawar |
Pashto language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
|
Moss
surface form:
Moss (given name)
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Penang | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Penang |
Hakka
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokkien
|
| Penang | Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Penang | Tamil via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence |
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
| Tokelau | Samoan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Wilhelm | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bryce | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Peshawar Division |
Pashto language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| Bata | Fang via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |