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 |
|---|---|
| Fredrik | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fredrik | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fredrik | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tomasz | Polish language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Emirate of Córdoba | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Emirate of Córdoba | Mozarabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Emirate of Córdoba | Berber languages via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Salina Cruz | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mauricio | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mauricio |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Maury | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Anthony Browne, Viscount Montagu (title holder by marriage/alliance)
surface form:
Anthony Browne, Viscount Montagu
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Port Fuad | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Newton, New Hampshire | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Stanford | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Snead, Alabama | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Arizona's 7th congressional district | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Natalia
surface form:
Natalia Republic
|
Dutch via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Natalia
surface form:
Natalia Republic
|
Afrikaans (proto-form / Voortrekker Dutch) via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Wilf | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| New London Township, Huron County, Ohio | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Quemoy | Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Anne Walmesley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Laguna Hills, California | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Władysławowo |
Kashubian language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kashubian
|
| Alison Schumer | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ternopil Oblast | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kamyshin | Russian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gheorghe | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Blainville | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Timofei | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Timofei | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Timofei | Belarusian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Horcones | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Zdeněk Langer | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Guglielmino | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Colony of Jamaica | Jamaican Patois via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| The Bottom | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Baney | Fang via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Baney | Bubi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Province of Padua | Venetian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Søren | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Søren | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Søren |
Faroese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Faroese
|
| Graaff-Reinet | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gertrude | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gertrude | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |