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 |
|---|---|
| Basopatti | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ansbach |
East Franconian
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
East Franconian German
|
| Hamedan Province |
Persian language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| Harriot | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Oleh | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Oleh | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Oleh | Belarusian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tuquʼ | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Nahalin | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Rex | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Schleswig | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Schleswig | Danish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Schleswig | North Frisian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nong Khai |
Isan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Isan Lao
|
| Evgeni | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Evgeni | Bulgarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Evgeni | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Petawawa, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Alor Setar | Malay via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Alor Setar | Chinese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Alor Setar | Tamil via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mashonaland East Province | Shona via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Candice | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Candice | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mary Eleanor Laurens | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carl | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carl | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carl | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carl | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carl | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carl | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Ardenne–Luxembourg | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Ardenne–Luxembourg | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Province of León |
Leonese
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Leonese language
|
| Province of León | Galician language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Azov | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Madhepur | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Zinetula | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Madam President | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Catherine Jagiellon | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Catherine Jagiellon | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Catherine Jagiellon | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shahumyan District | Armenian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ghoghardiha | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Los Ángeles, Chile | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Philippe Mancini | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Philippe Mancini | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gondar | Amharic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Luis Colón de Toledo | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Riri | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |