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 |
|---|---|
| Britta | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Britta | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Britta | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Infanta María de la Paz of Spain | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Infanta María de la Paz of Spain | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Village of West Milwaukee | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Slovak regions of the Habsburg Monarchy | Slovak language via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mansa |
Malwai Punjabi
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Malwai Punjabi dialect
|
| Fazilka | Hindi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tirah Valley |
Pashto language
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
|
southern Gauteng
surface form:
Southern Gauteng
|
Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
southern Gauteng
surface form:
Southern Gauteng
|
isiZulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
southern Gauteng
surface form:
Southern Gauteng
|
Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
southern Gauteng
surface form:
Southern Gauteng
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Meyerton | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Meyerton | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Meyerton | Southern Sotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster |
Anglo-Norman
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
|
| William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Thandwe | Burmese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Province of Burma | Burmese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Aroma Province | Aymara via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Aroma Province | Quechua via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| North Branford | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Huntington Park | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Edward de Bohun | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Garhi Khuda Bakhsh | Sindhi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Albertine | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Albertine | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Albertine | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Albertine | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Banha | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lasse | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lasse | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Empress of the Blues | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Olive Augusta Fenno Alger | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Berici Hills |
Venetian language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Venetian
|
| Isidro | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bundi district | Rajasthani via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bundi district | Hadoti dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mack | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pink City | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Rudolff | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gina | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gina | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Heringsdorf | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Walter V of Brienne | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| New Mexico's 3rd congressional district | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Halych | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |