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 |
|---|---|
| Limburg (Netherlands) |
Limburgish (Dutch variety)
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Limburgish
|
| Khabarovsk | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Robrecht | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Robrecht | Flemish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Salonika | Greek via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| West Virginia | English ⓘ |
| Biel/Bienne | German via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Minorca | Menorquí Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Cantonese | Pearl River Delta via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Tarascon |
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
| River City | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Straits Settlements | Malay via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Straits Settlements | Hokkien via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Straits Settlements | Tamil via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vereeniging | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Vereeniging | Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Vereeniging | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bloemfontein | Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bloemfontein | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bloemfontein | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tegucigalpa | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Milhous | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| North Brabant | Brabantian dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Windsor
surface form:
House of Windsor
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mallorca | Mallorquí via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
department of Vaucluse
surface form:
Vaucluse
|
Occitan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Provençal Occitan
|
|
Drenthe, Netherlands
surface form:
Drenthe
|
Drenthe
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Drents
|
| Setswana | parts of Botswana via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Setswana | parts of North West Province, South Africa via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Bernard | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bernard | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bernard | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bernard | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bernard | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bernard | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| New Holland | Portuguese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Olinda | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Al Anbar Governorate | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Partha | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Partha | Bengali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Partha | Assamese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Partha | Odia via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Partha | Sanskrit via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| McFeely | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Homestead, Florida | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Port Elizabeth | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Port Elizabeth | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Port Elizabeth | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Martinique |
Antillean Creole
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Martinican Creole
|
| Mathura | Braj Bhasha via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |