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 |
|---|---|
| Zeeland, Michigan | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Atyrau |
Kazakh language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh
|
| Atyrau | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Castro County | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Bokaro Steel City | Nagpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bokaro Steel City | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Medininagar | Nagpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Medininagar | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Oranjestad | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Jämtland region
surface form:
Jämtland County
|
Jämtland dialects of Norwegian-Swedish continuum via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Union of the American states | English via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Bengali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Assamese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Odia via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Nepali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Telugu via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Kannada via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Tamil via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chandra | Malayalam via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Los Eléctricos | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gwendoline | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cadaujac | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Madelyn | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clau | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
eastern Libya
surface form:
Eastern Libya
|
Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Carrie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tiffani | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ciboure | Basque via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Magdalen Islands | Acadian French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Madame Ban | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Attard | Maltese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Attard | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Alofi | Futunan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| O.R. Tambo District Municipality | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Boksburg | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Boksburg | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Boksburg | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Boksburg |
Sotho
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Sotho
|
| Second Republic of Nigeria | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bairgania | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency | Maithili via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hulst | Zeelandic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Henry | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Henry | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Henry | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Henry | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Henry | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |