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 |
|---|---|
| John | Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John |
Bulgarian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulgarian
|
| John | Macedonian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John | Georgian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John | Armenian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John | Persian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John | Turkish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John | Indonesian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John | Tagalog via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John |
Swahili language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| Sabah | Sabah Malay via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sabah | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sabah | Chinese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sabah | various indigenous languages via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Prelate of the Order of the Garter | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sikar | Rajasthani via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Texas's 28th congressional district | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lower Canada | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Roodepoort | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Roodepoort | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sokoto Caliphate | Hausa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sokoto Caliphate | Fulfulde via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Naucalpan de Juárez | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Orange (France) |
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
| Bihar | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bihar | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bihar | Magahi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jharkhand |
Santhali
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Santali
|
| Jharkhand | Ho via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jharkhand | Mundari via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jharkhand | Kurukh via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jharkhand | Kharia via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jharkhand | Nagpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jharkhand | Khortha via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jharkhand | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jharkhand | Magahi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Texas's 34th congressional district | Spanish-English bilingual via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Samastipur district | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gran Colombia | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Springs | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Springs | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Capetian dynasty | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Capetian dynasty | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| French colony of Saint-Domingue | Haitian Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mande languages | Mali via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Mande languages | Guinea via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Texas's 20th congressional district | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Shorouk City | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bhilwara | Rajasthani via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |