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 |
|---|---|
| David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon |
Anglo-Norman
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Norman French
|
| Bertrand I of Baux |
Old Occitan (regional context)
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Occitan
|
| Laâyoune Province | Hassaniya Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| El Aaiún | Hassaniya Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| El Aaiún | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| El Aaiún | Berber languages via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Silozi |
Western Province, Zambia
via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Zambia
|
| Nampula Province | Makhuwa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nampula Province | Emakhuwa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dotty | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Prentiss | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vinod | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vinod | Sanskrit via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vinod |
Marathi language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| Vinod | Gujarati via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vinod | Punjabi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vinod | Malayalam via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vinod | Kannada via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vinod | Telugu via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vinod | Tamil via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gombe State | Hausa via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gombe State | Fulfulde via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Garrettsville, Ohio, United States
surface form:
Garrettsville, Ohio
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Quimperlé | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Quimperlé | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Betty | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Serbian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Slovene via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Macedonian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Bulgarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Estonian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marko | Other Slavic languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Yarmy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Musina |
Venda region
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Venda (regionally)
|
| Musina |
Northern Sotho (Sepedi)
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Sotho (regionally)
|
| Musina | Afrikaans (regionally) via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Musina | English (widely used) via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Charles, Duke of Görlitz | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Charles, Duke of Görlitz | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sheung Shui | Cantonese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Crowley County | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
|
Maywood
surface form:
Maywood, California
|
Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Élisa (French form)
surface form:
Élisa
|
French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Matty | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |