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 |
|---|---|
| Savoie department | Arpitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Agneta Bicker | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ella Rice | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ludwik | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alanna | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alanna | Irish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Alanna | Scottish English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Alain (French)
surface form:
Alain
|
French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Anna of Bohemia and Hungary | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Anna of Bohemia and Hungary | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Anna of Bohemia and Hungary | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Brent, Alabama | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Powai | Hindi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Powai | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Panjshir Province | Dari via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Dodge County, Minnesota | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| County of Württemberg | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| County of Württemberg |
Alemannic German
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swabian German
|
| James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorne | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorne | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Erin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Erin |
Irish language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish
|
| Western State, Nigeria | Yoruba via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tachov | Czech via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Cape Town city bowl | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lady Frances Kniveton | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rijsbergen | Brabantian dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fanny | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fanny | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fanny | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fanny | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fanny | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fanny |
Norwegian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian
|
| Fanny | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fanny |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Herculinos | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Grijpskerk | Gronings via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ezinge | Gronings via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chittorgarh | Mewari via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Franciszek | Polish language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shawn | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lady Anne FitzRoy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Van Alstyne, Texas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Holzwickede | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Olov | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
JB
surface form:
Johor Bahru
|
English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
JB
surface form:
Johor Bahru
|
Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
JB
surface form:
Johor Bahru
|
Tamil via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Blaj |
Romanian language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian
|