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 |
|---|---|
| Carla | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carla | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carla | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carla |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Carla | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carla | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carla | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mechelen | Flemish Dutch via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Balochistan, Pakistan | Balochi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Balochistan, Pakistan |
Pashto language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| Balochistan, Pakistan | Brahui via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Abasha |
Georgian language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian
|
| Abasha | Mingrelian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bnei Brak | Hebrew via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Bnei Brak | Yiddish via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Principality of Mingrelia | Mingrelian language via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Principality of Mingrelia | Georgian language via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ashkenazi Jews | Yiddish via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Per | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Per | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Per | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Vaucluse department
surface form:
Vaucluse
|
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
| Earvin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abdus | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abdus |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| Abdus | Persian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abdus | Bengali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abdus | Turkish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Davie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Courland Peninsula | Latvian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Peder | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Peder | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Leola Brown | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tanganyika |
Swahili language
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| Rae | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rae | Scottish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rae | Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ferozepur |
Punjabi language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
|
|
Newcomerstown, Ohio, United States
surface form:
Newcomerstown, Ohio
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Pilsen | Czech via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Robi | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dodoma |
Swahili language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| Sluis | Zeelandic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Amethi
surface form:
Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)
|
Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Amethi
surface form:
Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)
|
Awadhi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ara | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Roscoff, France
surface form:
Roscoff
|
Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Audie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cohen | Hebrew via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |