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 |
|---|---|
|
Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
surface form:
Klerksdorp
|
Setswana
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Tswana
|
|
Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
surface form:
Klerksdorp
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Savoie | Arpitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Oudtshoorn | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lao | Laos via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Grosvenor | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hermanus | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hermanus | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tecate urban area | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tecate, California | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hettange-Grande |
Rhenish Franconian
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Lorraine Franconian
|
| Hettange-Grande | Luxembourgish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lyssons |
Jamaican Patois
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamaican English
|
| Dustin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Loreto, Baja California
surface form:
Loreto, Baja California Sur
|
Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Garfield Plantation, Maine | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Naga City | Central Bikol via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dehradun | Garhwali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Tripoli
surface form:
Tripoli (Lebanon)
|
Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Elia | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elia | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elia | Hebrew via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Livorno | Tuscan dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands |
Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chuukese
|
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | Marshallese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | Palauan via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | Yapese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands |
Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pohnpeian
|
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | Kosraean via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | Chamorro via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Pittman Center, Tennessee, United States
surface form:
Pittman Center, Tennessee
|
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Cleave | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Andijan | Uzbek via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gujranwala |
Punjabi language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
|
| Rennes | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rennes | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Carine | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carine | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carine | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carine | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carine |
Norwegian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
|
| Carine | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carine | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Guanajuato | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tulcea | Romanian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Diyarbakır | Kurdish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Yobe State | Hausa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Yobe State | Kanuri via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Socialist Republic of Serbia | Serbian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |