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 |
|---|---|
| Barbara of Cilli | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Texel | Texels dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Avery | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ayutthaya Kingdom | Thai via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Ayutthaya Kingdom | Mon via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Ayutthaya Kingdom | Khmer via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Ayutthaya Kingdom | Malay via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Matadi | Lingala via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Matadi | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Nawab |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| Nawab | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sanderring campus | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Duisburg | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mary Stewart, Countess of Angus | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Joan | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Norderney | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Norderney | East Frisian dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Miran |
Persian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| Miran | Bengali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Miran |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| Tribeni | Bengali via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| The Reds | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jeff | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Andries | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
surface form:
Tenkodogo
|
Gourmanchéma via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
|
Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
surface form:
Tenkodogo
|
Mooré via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Zeyrek Conservation Area | Turkish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Nesta | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Charles Albert of Bavaria | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Perpignan | Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hasselt | Limburgish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hambantota | Sinhala via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Robb | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Serbian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Montenegrin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| U.S. Embassy in Khartoum | English via predicate surface "primaryWorkingLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nipomo | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hialeah Gardens | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Hialeah Gardens | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Joensuu | Finnish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Wilbert | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| German East Africa | Swahili via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
wol
surface form:
Wolof language
|
Senegal via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
|
wol
surface form:
Wolof language
|
The Gambia via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
|
wol
surface form:
Wolof language
|
Mauritania via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Côtes-d'Armor | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Côtes-d'Armor | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Langogne | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |