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 |
|---|---|
| Cloelia | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Atilia | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ouahigouya | Mooré via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ondrej | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ondrej |
Slovak language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Slovak
|
| Ondrej | Slovene via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ondrej | Polish (less common variant) via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Khudayar Khan |
Chagatai Turkic
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chagatai
|
| Khudayar Khan | Persian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Isildur | Westron via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Isildur | Sindarin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sharurah | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Appingedam | Gronings via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
’t Zandt
surface form:
't Zandt
|
Gronings dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ernie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Babubarhi | Maithili via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Babubarhi | Hindi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Harlakhi | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Andhratharhi | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kaluahi | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nori | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nori | Japanese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Krystal | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Crys | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arthur | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arthur | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arthur | Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arthur |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Arthur | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| San Jose, California, United States | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Brakpan | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Brakpan | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hattie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Martie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mattie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| City of White Plains | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Belleville, Michigan | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Amajuba District Municipality | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Eric of Pomerania | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Eric of Pomerania | Middle Low German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Eric of Pomerania | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Malcom Township | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
|
Theodora
surface form:
Theodora Tocco
|
Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Oldenzaal | Tweants via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Cinthia | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cinthia | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Maxima (wife of Constantius II) | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bee Cave, Texas | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Khmelnytskyi | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kokubunji | Japanese via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |