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 |
|---|---|
|
Roman province of Arabia Petraea
surface form:
Arabia Petraea
|
Nabataean Aramaic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ingelram de Coucy (Enguerrand VII) | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ludwig Amadeus of Bavaria | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| West Champaran district | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Overberg District | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kamieskroon | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hindustani language |
northern India
via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| Hindustani language | Pakistan via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Umar Shaikh Mirza I |
Chagatai Turkic
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chagatai
|
| Brad | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chileans | Mapudungun via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chileans |
Aymara
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Aymara language
|
| Chileans | Rapa Nui language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vancouver urban area | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| The Chin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Siemiatycze | Polish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Napavine, Washington | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Linfen | Jin Chinese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Carleton County, New Brunswick | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| San Bruno | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Tokhtamysh |
Kipchak languages
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Kipchak Turkic
|
| Alexandra township | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Alexandra township |
Sotho–Tswana languages
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Sotho languages
|
| Alexandra township | Tsonga via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Alexandra township | Xitsonga via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Thom | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kanatal | Garhwali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gugulethu | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Pontivy | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pontivy | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ohimini | Idoma language via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sainte-Foy, near Quebec City | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Town of Hamptonburgh, New York | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Charlotte Compton, 16th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Olena, Ohio | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Lévis | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Fernand | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fernand | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fernand | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fernand | Romance-language contexts via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bronx Community District 2 | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Neeltgen Willemsdr. van Zuytbrouck | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Caprivi Strip | Lozi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kingdom of SCS | Serbo-Croatian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ust-Kut region (approximate) | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| City of Forest Park | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |