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 |
|---|---|
| Willemstad | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Willemstad | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ante | Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ante | Bosnian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ante | Serbian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ante | Montenegrin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Navigo pass | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gregor | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gregor | Slovene via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gregor |
Slovak language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Slovak
|
| Gregor | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gregor | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Trois-Rivières | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Nof HaGalil | Arabic via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage" ⓘ |
| Conway Twitty (stage surname component) | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Governorate of Estonia | Estonian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Governorate of Estonia | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kingisepp | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Argo, Alabama | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Adalbert of Bavaria | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chernihiv region | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| 6th Earl of Sandwich | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Catriona | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Catriona | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Catriona | Irish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Alessandru (regional/Sardinian form)
surface form:
Alessandru
|
Sardinian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Sardinian
|
| Lessi | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Senior Common Room of Trinity College, Oxford | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bale Zone |
Oromo
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Oromo language
|
| Dordrecht, South Africa | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Honourable Speaker | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Maddalena | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella of England |
Anglo-Norman
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
|
| Isabella of England | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Neunkirchen | Saarland dialect of German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nizhyn | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jacques Le Gris | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| John the Fearless | Middle French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| La Habra, California | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Karaj |
Persian language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| Bill Rogers | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Embakasi |
Swahili language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| Embakasi | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | English-language television via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Malinta
surface form:
Malinta, Los Baños
|
Tagalog via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Madurai Sultanate | Tamil via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Madurai Sultanate | Persian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Madurai Sultanate | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Doudou | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |