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 |
|---|---|
| Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
Hausa
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Hausa language
|
| Harthill | Scots via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Harthill | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Erkelenz | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lance | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arroyo Grande | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Giresun, Turkey
surface form:
Giresun
|
Turkish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Attock | Punjabi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Zoe | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zoe | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zoe | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zoe | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zoe | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zoe | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zoe | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zoe | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zoe | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Reuel | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| canton of Obwalden | Swiss German via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Boca Chica, Texas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Trnava, Slovakia
surface form:
Trnava
|
Slovak via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hallandale Beach, Florida | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Liberec | Czech via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Alborz Province | Persian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Camarines Norte |
Bikol language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bikol
|
| Camarines Norte | Tagalog via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Cuban archipelago | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Peterhead | Scots via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Peterhead | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Oviedo | Asturian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jillian | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Welkom | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Welkom | Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kasulu District |
Swahili language
via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| Chyhyryn | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Baturyn | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Fougères | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fougères | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Free City of Kraków | Polish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Banjar |
Western Pahari
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pahari
|
| Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency | Telugu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Greater Pretoria region | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Greater Pretoria region | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Greater Pretoria region | Northern Sotho (Sepedi) via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Greater Pretoria region | Setswana via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Greater Pretoria region | isiNdebele via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Greater Malé urban area | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Starovyzhivka | Ukrainian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Willemstad |
Papiamento
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Papiamentu
|