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 |
|---|---|
| Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration | Tok Pisin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration | Hiri Motu via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chadic languages |
Northern Nigeria
via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Nigeria
|
| Chadic languages | southern Niger via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Heilbron | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Heilbron | Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Faridabad district | Haryanvi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Turnu-Severin | Romanian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Chaguanas |
Trinidadian Creole English
via predicate surface "commonLanguages"
ⓘ
surface form:
Trinidadian English Creole
|
| Heumen | Gelderlandic dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| North Shore municipalities | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Caltanissetta | Sicilian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jackie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Maritime Canada | English-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Dakar Region | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Davis | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cap-Vert Peninsula | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Cap-Vert Peninsula | Wolof via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Freddie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| .ad | Catalan via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Italian Libya | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Cassibile | Sicilian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Francisca | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Francisca |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Francisca |
Galician language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Galician
|
| Francisca | Basque via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Francisca | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Francisca | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Francisca | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Francisca | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Francisca | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Francisca | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Francisca | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Céret | Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Céret | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Cologne | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Cologne | Ripuarian Franconian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kandy | Sinhala via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gorakhpur | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Clara
surface form:
Klara
|
German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Clara
surface form:
Klara
|
Czech language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Czech
|
|
Clara
surface form:
Klara
|
Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clara | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clara | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clara | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clara | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clara | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Duncan I of Scotland | Old Gaelic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cailee | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pathankot | Hindi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |