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 |
|---|---|
| Claudia Felicitas of Austria | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Claudia Felicitas of Austria | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bhopal |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| Bhopal | Bundeli via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nicky | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Malone | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Matamoros
surface form:
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
|
Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cala Millor | Mallorquí via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vannes | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vannes | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Novi Beograd | Serbian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Susa | Piedmontese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Susa |
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Occitan (local varieties)
|
| Goldsworthy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lars | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lars | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lars | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Goleta | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| present-day Sultanpur | Awadhi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Fruit Garden of Pakistan
surface form:
Quetta
|
Pashto language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | Basque via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kortrijk | West Flemish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kangean Islands | Madurese language via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Maria Vladimirovna Dolgorukova | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ermintrude | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ermintrude | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mbombela | siSwati via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mbombela | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mbombela | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sylwia | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| naat khwani |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "commonLanguages"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| naat khwani |
Punjabi language
via predicate surface "commonLanguages"
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
|
| naat khwani |
Pashto language
via predicate surface "commonLanguages"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| naat khwani | Sindhi via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| naat khwani | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| naat khwani | Persian via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| naat khwani | Bengali via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Diu | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Diu | Portuguese (heritage language) via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Langeoog |
East Frisian Low Saxon (partly)
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
East Frisian Low Saxon
|
| Elizabeth Stewart, Duchess of Albany | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elizabeth Stewart, Duchess of Albany | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
surface form:
Trois-Rivières
|
French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sylvie | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sylvie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sylvie | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sylvie | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hawise de Beaumont | Anglo-Norman via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lviv region | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |