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 |
|---|---|
| Veendam | Gronings via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Heraklion | Greek via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Philippine Archipelago | Filipino via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Philippine Archipelago | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Praia | Cape Verdean Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| South America by the Drake Passage | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Nord | Picard via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nord | West Flemish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| City of Pearls | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Duchy of Württemberg |
Alemannic German
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swabian German
|
| René of Chalon | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| René of Chalon | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Right-bank Ukraine | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| House of Poitiers | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Poitiers | Occitan via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bauchi State | Hausa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| The Capstone | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Burmese | Myanmar via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| New Kingdom of Granada | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Janice | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ajman | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria |
Anglo-Norman
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
|
| Leszek II the Black | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Panipat | Haryanvi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Oldenburg | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Théodore | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Théodore | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Borsele | Zeelandic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| .np | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| .np | Nepali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Niger State | Hausa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Niger State | Nupe via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Niger State | Gbagyi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Deir al-Balah | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Saint-Louis, Senegal | Wolof via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Alpes-Maritimes | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Alpes-Maritimes | Ligurian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rupert | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rupert | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rupert | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rupert | Low German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Janet | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Brownsville
surface form:
Brownsville, Texas
|
Spanish and English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Don | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nasarawa State | Hausa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |