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 |
|---|---|
| Nuevo Laredo | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
southern Iraq
surface form:
Southern Iraq
|
Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Anna of Bavaria | Middle High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Latakia | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sudetenland | German via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Majorca | Catalan via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Majorca | Latin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Elizabeth of Pomerania | Middle High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elizabeth of Pomerania | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Montpellier, France
surface form:
Montpellier
|
Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rostock | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vladimir | Russian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vladimir | Ukrainian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vladimir | Bulgarian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vladimir | Serbian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vladimir | Croatian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vladimir | Belarusian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vladimir | Czech language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vladimir | Slovak language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
surface form:
Bukhara
|
Uzbek via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bytča | Slovak via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| City of Bruges | West Flemish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nawabshah | Sindhi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ashgabat |
Turkmens
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkmen
|
| La Désirade |
Antillean Creole
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadeloupean Creole
|
| Santa Barbara | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Glendale | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Bennett | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Central Anatolia Region | Turkish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Chaz | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Derek | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dorothee | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dorothee | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Udarata (Up-Country)
surface form:
Udarata
|
Sinhala via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bhisho | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Dag |
Norwegian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
|
| Dag |
Swedish language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish
|
| Dag | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dag | Icelandic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dag |
Faroese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Faroese
|
| Tiagu |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Courtrai | West Flemish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Castries |
Antillean Creole
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Lucian Creole French
|
| Kingdom of Poland (1917–1918) | German ⓘ |
| Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Saint-Tropez |
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
|
Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
surface form:
Klerksdorp
|
Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |