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 |
|---|---|
| Swellendam | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Thai lunar calendar | Thai language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shankar | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shankar | Bengali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shankar | Tamil via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shankar | Telugu via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shankar | Kannada via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shankar | Malayalam via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jaffna Islands | Tamil via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Looz | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Looz | Latin via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| Looz | Middle High German via predicate surface "commonLanguages" ⓘ |
| County of Berg | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Higbee, Missouri | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Sidi Bou Said | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Manouba Governorate | Tunisian Arabic via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | Russian-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Floyd County
surface form:
Floyd County, Texas
|
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Maria of Tver | Old East Slavic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Snorri goði |
Old Norse language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| Beacon, Iowa | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Riebeek Valley | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Catherine Fillol | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hisar Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hisar Lok Sabha constituency | Haryanvi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mediterranean coast of Spain | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Karnal | Haryanvi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Margraviate of Tuscany | Latin via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Margraviate of Tuscany | Tuscan vernacular via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Galkayo | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Galkayo | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Épinal |
Rhenish Franconian
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Lorraine Franconian
|
| Épinal |
Lorrain language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Lorrain (Romance dialect)
|
| Margherita de’ Medici | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ivan II of Moscow | Old East Slavic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
English ⓘ |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
English ⓘ |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
English ⓘ |
|
US
surface form:
United States
|
English ⓘ |
| Jessica | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jessica | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jessica | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jessica | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jessica | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jessica | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jessica | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jessica | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Barwala | Haryanvi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Calacuccia | Corsican via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |