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 |
|---|---|
| Beaufort West | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Argentine Confederation | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Leonida | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Spout Green, Edwardstone | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| The Yellows | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| The Yellows | Hebrew via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Log Cabin, Texas | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Mária | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mária | Slovak via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| San Juan, Texas | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| North Miami Beach | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Marfa Sobakina | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Champawat | Kumaoni via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ellen Maria Wade | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hans Francis Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Heerenveen | West Frisian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Saint-Brieuc | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Saint-Brieuc | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Robert I, Count of Artois | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Seba | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Jackson
surface form:
Jackson, Mississippi
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Divine Faith |
Persian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| Thiruvithamkoor | Malayalam via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| British Protectorate of Basutoland | Sesotho via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Strasburg, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania German (Pennsylvania Dutch) in surrounding area via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Duchess of Brabant | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Duchess of Brabant | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Duchess of Brabant | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arjeplog | Lule Sámi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Arjeplog | Pite Sámi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| DAUNTLESS | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Langeberg Local Municipality | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ashton | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Szent-Györgyi Ilona | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Greater Quebec City area | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ludwig der Bayer | Middle High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Solkan | Slovene via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Trashigang District | Sharchopkha via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Future Zahir Wilburn | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mount Albert | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Julie von Voss | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rakhine State | Rakhine language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rakhine State | Rohingya language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Crane County, Texas | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Horizon City | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ólafur pái Höskuldsson | Old Norse via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pavlograd | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |