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 |
|---|---|
| Robin | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Paula Mariana of Brazil | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sunrise Manor, Nevada | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Toluca Valley | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Hailey, Idaho, United States
surface form:
Hailey, Idaho
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Countess Margaretha of Holstein-Sonderburg | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lucien | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lucien | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lucien | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lucien | Belgian French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora | Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| District of Nipissing (southern portion) | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Syracuse, Sicily | Sicilian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sir Gaerfyrddin | Welsh-English bilingual via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jawed | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jawed |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| Jawed | Persian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gotland County | Gutnish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France
surface form:
Nérac
|
Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ängelholm | Swedish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Constantin | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Constantin | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Constantin | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Constantin | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Constantin | Bulgarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Constantin | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Constantin | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tajik language | Tajikistan via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Pakistani cinema | Punjabi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pakistani cinema |
Pashto language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| Pakistani cinema | Sindhi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pakistani cinema | Balochi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pakistani cinema | English via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gyumri | Armenian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Stanley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Asian Turkey |
Turkish language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish
|
| Christopher Benchley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
derived from Santiago via Sant Yago
surface form:
Diego
|
Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gudermes |
Chechen language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chechen
|
| Bork | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Greymouth | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Rodrigues Island | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rodrigues Island | Rodriguan Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| San Luis Potosí City | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Saint-Malo | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Saint-Malo | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| El Centro | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ahmet |
Turkish language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish
|