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 |
|---|---|
| Davina | Scottish English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Davina | Hebrew (via David) via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| William Graham, 9th Earl of Menteith | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| William Graham, 9th Earl of Menteith | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| المنطقة الشرقية | اللغة العربية via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Archangel City
surface form:
Arkhangelsk
|
Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
uThukela region
surface form:
uThukela District Municipality
|
Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bay View, Ohio | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Mandy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Felix Grant | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| LuLu | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| LuLu | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| LuLu | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Randers | Danish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Asad |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| Asad |
Persian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast | Armenian ⓘ |
| Kangar | Malay via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kangar | Chinese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kangar | Tamil via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rachael | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| City of Colton | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Urasoe | Okinawan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Urasoe | Uchinaaguchi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Van Buren, Maine | English via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Van Buren, Maine | French via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Friendsville, Tennessee | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Bechuanaland Protectorate |
Setswana
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Tswana
|
| Pavao | Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pavao | Serbian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pavao | Bosnian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pavao | Montenegrin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kiyota-ku, Sapporo | Japanese via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Lelkowo | Polish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| House of Leuven | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bakhchisaray | Russian via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
|
Mary
surface form:
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Toomas | Estonian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Toomas | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Toomas | Latvian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Toomas | Lithuanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Prince-Bishopric of Trent | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Prince-Bishopric of Trent | Italian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Prince-Bishopric of Trent | Ladin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Welter | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carpentras |
Provençal
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
|
East Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
surface form:
East Brookfield, Massachusetts
|
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Fountain Valley, California | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Habomai Islands | Russian via predicate surface "languageUsedDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Gonzales, California | Spanish and English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |