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 |
Sample triples (6,894)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Robert | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robert | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robert | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robert | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Northern Mariana Islands | various Micronesian languages via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dwight | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Stuart | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Stuart | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Duchy of Savoy | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Duchy of Savoy | Italian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Duchy of Savoy | Arpitan via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Republic of Texas | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Russian language |
Soviet Union
via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
former Soviet Union
|
| Persian language | Greater Iran via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Persian language | Central Asia via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Persian language |
South Asia
via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent (historically)
|
| Beirut | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Beirut | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sranan Tongo | Suriname via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Scottish Highlands | English via predicate surface "currentLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form:
Channel Islands
|
Jèrriais via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form:
Channel Islands
|
Guernésiais via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form:
Channel Islands
|
Sercquiais via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Louise | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Louise | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Louise | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Louise | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Louise | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Eleanor | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| China | Cantonese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| China | Shanghainese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| China | Hokkien via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| China | Hakka via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| China | many other Chinese varieties via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Claudio | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Claudio | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arabian Peninsula | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Khartoum | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Iago |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Iago |
Galician language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Galician
|
| Iago | Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Iago | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Leigh | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jerusalem | Hebrew via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hamburg | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jamaica | Jamaican Patois via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sabha | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Quito | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Honiara | Solomon Islands Pijin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jeddah | Arabic speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |