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 |
|---|---|
| Waltham, Vermont | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Jhunjhunu district | Shekhawati dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Espoonlahti | Finnish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Garvin County, Oklahoma | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Kannauj |
Kannauj
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kannauji
|
| Kannauj | Awadhi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Cate | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jefferson County, Missouri | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| George Town, Grand Cayman | English via predicate surface "languageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Fulani Empire | Fulfulde via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fulani Empire | Hausa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pepita Tudó | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ciarán | Irish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ciarán | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nando | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nando | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nando | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jabal Druze State | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Maria Grigorievna Skuratova-Belskaya | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carlota | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Carlota |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Porco |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Houat | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Carnac | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pery | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Muhammadu | Hausa via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Muhammadu | Fulani via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Daura | Hausa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gaya | Magahi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gaya | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mbaitoli |
Igbo
via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Igbo language
|
| Isiala Mbano |
Igbo
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Igbo language
|
| Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| DeSoto, Texas | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Isiala Ngwa North |
Igbo
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Igbo language
|
| Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Moho Province | Aymara via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Wattrelos | Picard via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Wattrelos | Dutch via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ramo | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kinel | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Flat Bush | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Henry III, Count of Bar | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| McFogg the Dog | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Paraná, Entre Ríos | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Baddo Sneh | Nigerian Pidgin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Baddo Sneh | Yoruba via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Central Equatoria State | Juba Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |