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 |
|---|---|
| Lake Angelus, Michigan | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Johnstone | Scots via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Johnstone | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mátyusföld | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sébastien | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kuser | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Karlssen | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Karlssen |
Norwegian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
|
| Karlssen | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| William Godolphin, 3rd Earl of Godolphin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carlie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Fröndenberg | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lilia | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lilia | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lilia | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lilia | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lilia | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lilia | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lilia |
Romanian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian
|
| Lilia | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arfon | Welsh via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Baron Joseph von Stutterheim | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Belley |
Franco-Provençal (Arpitan)
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Provençal
|
| Oluganda |
Central Region, Uganda
via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Uganda
|
| La Paz, Baja California Sur | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of Sitawaka | Sinhalese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kempton Park | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kempton Park | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kempton Park | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kempton Park |
Northern Sotho (Sepedi)
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Sotho
|
| Espinar Province | Quechua via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalya | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalya | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalya | Belarusian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Douarnenez | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rotenburg (Wümme) | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Morne-à-l’Eau |
Antillean Creole
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadeloupean Creole French
|
| Galla | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clovis | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clovis | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clovis | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clovis | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Dieppe
surface form:
Dieppe, New Brunswick
|
French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Garden Route District Municipality | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Chomu | Rajasthani via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gilbert and Ellice Islands | Gilbertese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gilbert and Ellice Islands | Tuvaluan via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |