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 |
|---|---|
| Rawson | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Harrisonville, Missouri | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| John William Friso of Nassau-Dietz | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John William Friso of Nassau-Dietz | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Davila
surface form:
Dávila
|
Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Leiden | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Castelnaudary | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tskhinvali | Russian via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Tskhinvali |
Ossetian language
via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto"
ⓘ
surface form:
Ossetian
|
| Skarpäng | Swedish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Anne Bulkeley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Urgench | Uzbek via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Senaki | Mingrelian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| West Island | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
surface form:
Kingsland, Arkansas
|
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Elvira of Castile | Romance languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| United States Navy administration of Guam | Chamorro via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| South African Republic | Afrikaans (proto-Afrikaans / Cape Dutch) via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Geneta | Swedish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Gouda | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Guida | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Guida | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Guida |
Galician language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Galician
|
|
Vistula Land province of the Russian Empire
surface form:
Vistula Land
|
Polish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Cochrane
surface form:
Cochrane, Ontario
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kapuskasing | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tonje | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Art | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liza | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liza | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liza | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liza | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liza | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Winschoten | Gronings (Low Saxon dialect) via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Colonia Jardines en la Montaña | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Eunice | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Eunice | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Eunice | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Eunice | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Eunice | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Green County, Kentucky | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Laval region | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Robin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robin | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robin | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robin | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robin | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robin |
Norwegian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
|