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 |
|---|---|
| Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vsevolod | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vsevolod | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vsevolod | Belarusian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vsevolod |
Bulgarian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulgarian
|
| Vsevolod | Other East Slavic languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Benipur | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sept-Îles | French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Meghnad | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Meghnad | Bengali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Meghnad | other Indian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alexandre Louis d'Orléans | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Temara |
Maghrebi Arabic
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan Arabic
|
| Temara | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hoogkerk | Gronings via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Synod of Bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| .sx | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| .sx | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hudiksvall | Swedish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Claude, Duke of Chevreuse | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bindura | Shona via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| government of the Kingdom of Württemberg |
Alemannic German
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swabian German
|
| Kisii District | Ekegusii via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Hückeswagen | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Principality of Lippe | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Luitgard | Old High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Luitgard | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Katherine Elizabeth Forbes | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Galt, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Colin Irving | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Avar-Andic languages | Dagestan via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fastrada | Old High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tacurong |
Cebuano language
via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebuano
|
| Tacurong |
Hiligaynon language
via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Hiligaynon
|
| Tacurong | Maguindanaon via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kramatorsk | Russian-speaking population (pre-war) via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gouverneur | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Calle Génova | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Chaplet of Saint Michael | various vernacular languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chaplet of Saint Michael | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Blakie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Manas |
Turkish language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish
|
| Uithuizen | Gronings via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Témara |
Maghrebi Arabic
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan Arabic
|
| Altkirch | Alsatian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fars Province | Persian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Baerbel | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |