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 |
|---|---|
| contemporary United States | English ⓘ |
| Afonso, Prince of Portugal | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Margaret Penn | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Redd | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Thai language | neighboring countries of Thailand via predicate surface "usedAsSecondLanguageIn" ⓘ |
| Kayin State | Sgaw Karen via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kayin State | Pwo Karen via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jermaine | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clair | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Guillem de Vilaragut | Catalan via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Guillem de Vilaragut | Occitan via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pithoragarh | Kumaoni via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lafayette, Oregon | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Anahuac, Texas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Phelip | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Thiago | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Modern Spanish | Latin America via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Samastipur | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| London (during Arsenal career) | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Naughton, Ontario, Canada | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| North Beveland | Zeelandic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kalle | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kalle | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kalle | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kalle | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kalle | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Carmelo (Spanish)
surface form:
Carmelo
|
Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chumbivilcas Province | Quechua via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chaibasa | Ho via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chaibasa | Odia via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chaibasa |
Santhali
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Santali
|
| Chaibasa | Mundari via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Naha urban area | Okinawan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jeppe | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Xanten | Low Franconian dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Shawinigan | French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bett | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kyalami | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Krusevac
surface form:
Kruševac
|
Serbian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Aubrey, Texas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lagos Colony | Yoruba via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lagos Colony | Hausa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lagos Colony | Igbo via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gustavia | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gustavia | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Frank Jacson | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Frank Jacson | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Frank Jacson | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |