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 |
|---|---|
| Town of Webb, Alabama | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Ionia, Iowa | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| El Zawya El Hamra | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Citizen King | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zindziswa |
Xhosa
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Xhosa language
|
| Zindziswa | Zulu language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kit | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ana María Huarte de Iturbide | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Piłsudski family | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liliana | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liliana | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liliana |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Liliana | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Liliana |
Romanian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian
|
| Nativitas | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Via | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shuafat | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Village of Golf, Florida | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Dera Ismail Khan Division | Pashto via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Cesenatico | Romagnol dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Roxy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rox | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bryse | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bryc | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kovno Governorate | Lithuanian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kovno Governorate | Yiddish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kovno Governorate | Polish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kovno Governorate | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Elizabeth Preston, 2nd Lady Dingwall | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Stacy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Apurímac Region | Quechua via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sango | urban areas of the Central African Republic via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Sango | river trade along the Ubangi River via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Gabriel de Silva, 4th Marquis of Leganés | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sleetmute, Alaska | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sleetmute, Alaska | Yupik via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tilley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Stalingrad area | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Arthur | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marie-Louise Coidavid | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marie-Louise Coidavid | Haitian Creole via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
PORTHMADOG
surface form:
Porthmadog
|
Welsh via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sarbans Dani |
Punjabi language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
|
| Wojciech | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Wojciech | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Wojciech | Slovak via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Wojciech | Slavic languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Basti | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |