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 |
|---|---|
| Sasanian Empire |
Middle Persian language
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Persian
|
| Sasanian Empire |
Parthian language
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Parthian
|
| Sasanian Empire | Bactrian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sasanian Empire |
Sogdian language
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Sogdian
|
| Sasanian Empire | Syriac via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lara | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | Turkish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lara | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Patna | Magahi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Patna | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kheda district | Gujarati via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ernst | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ernst | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ernst | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ernst | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ernst | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| San Bruno, California, United States | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Province of Marga Marga | Spanish via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Wybe | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Greenland, New Hampshire | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sind Province (Pakistan) | Sindhi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sind Province (Pakistan) |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| Town of Krugerville, Texas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Queen of Jazz | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gard | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gard | Provençal via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| East London | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| World Design Capital 2012 | Finnish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Netaji | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Grau-du-Roi | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ewondo language | areas around Yaoundé via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Bruges | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mthatha | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lot | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Jerusalem | Old French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Jerusalem | Italian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Jerusalem | Greek via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Jerusalem | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bielsko-Biała | Polish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Munnik | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Munnik | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rovers | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |