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 |
|---|---|
| Cheese Shop (colloquial) | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Grover | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Larkspur | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Socorro, New Mexico | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Téboursouk |
Maghrebi Arabic
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Tunisian Arabic
|
| Hautes-Pyrénées | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hautes-Pyrénées |
Gascogne
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Gascon
|
| Haute-Garonne | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dinuba, California | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Aikman | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Al Quoz | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Erskine | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
La Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland
surface form:
La Tour-de-Peilz
|
French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Entrèves | French via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Entrèves |
Franco-Provençal (Arpitan)
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Valdôtain (Franco‑Provençal dialect)
|
| Ferdinand I of Naples | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ferdinand I of Naples | Aragonese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| George | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Príncipe | Forro via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Príncipe | Angolar via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Haute-Corse | Corsican via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Parc naturel régional de Corse | Corsican via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| El Cerrito, California, United States | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Greg | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Margrete |
Norwegian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
|
| Margrete | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Margrete | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Meg | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Manche department
surface form:
Manche
|
Norman via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Manche department
surface form:
Manche
|
Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Maisonneuve neighbourhood in Montreal
surface form:
Maisonneuve neighbourhood
|
French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Dushanbe | Russian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Prince George | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Luís | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Midi-Pyrénées | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Victoria de Durango | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Delfzijl |
Dutch Low Saxon
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Gronings (Low Saxon dialect)
|
| Ricky | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Remagen, Germany
surface form:
Remagen
|
German via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mesa del Norte | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sacred Court | Ancient Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Braga Street | Indonesian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Agde | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Basque via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Terrence | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Geo | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bouches-du-Rhône |
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
| Bouches-du-Rhône | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |