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 |
|---|---|
| Crown Colony of Singapore | Malay via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Crown Colony of Singapore | Hokkien via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Crown Colony of Singapore | Cantonese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Crown Colony of Singapore | Tamil via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
commune of Carpentras
surface form:
Carpentras
|
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
| City of Orange | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Apt |
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
| Bolesław | Polish language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ingeborg | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ingeborg | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ingeborg | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ingeborg | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ingeborg | Icelandic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ottoman Syria | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fitz-James Stuart family | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fitz-James Stuart family | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Huesca province | Aragonese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Huesca province | Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
coastal Karnataka
surface form:
Coastal Karnataka
|
Tulu via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
coastal Karnataka
surface form:
Coastal Karnataka
|
Konkani via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
coastal Karnataka
surface form:
Coastal Karnataka
|
Beary via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Coachella | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lena | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Stéphane | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zaragoza province |
Aragonese language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Aragonese
|
| Zaragoza province | Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Meitei language | Manipur via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Berny | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Berny | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Berny | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Balthazar | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Balthazar | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Balthazar | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Balthazar | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| New Providence Island | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lady Grace Talbot | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Apostle of the Indies | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Province of Imperia | Ligurian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Province of Imperia |
Intemelian dialect
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Intemelio dialect
|
| Riehen | Alemannic German dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| San Marcos | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Greater Lima conurbation | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Viscount of Anjou | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| City of Cornwall | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Nyanja | urban areas of Zambia via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Nyanja | urban areas of Malawi via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Garden City | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Tholen | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Montgomery County
surface form:
Montgomery County, Alabama
|
English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Sunni Triangle | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |