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 |
|---|---|
| Alfy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cases-de-Pène | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Cases-de-Pène | Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Empress Chen | Chinese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Florac Trois Rivières | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Maxie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| North Shore of Montreal | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lightning Bolt | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Quentin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Quentin | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Principality of Isenburg | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| South Shore of Montreal | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Haroldson | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Schlachta | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Umtata | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
John
surface form:
John, Constable of Portugal
|
Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Valras-Plage | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| City of Yakima | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lordship of Prilep | Serbian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lordship of Prilep | Church Slavonic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Yulia | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Yulia | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Yulia |
Belarusian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Belarusian
|
| Yulia |
Bulgarian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulgarian
|
| Yulia |
Serbian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Serbian
|
| Yulia | other Slavic languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Higgston, Georgia | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
|
Celles
surface form:
Celles (Hérault)
|
Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| الرمادي | العربية via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Indianola, Iowa | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Nice metropolitan area | Niçard Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Walcheren Island | Zeelandic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hamilton West | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Agnese | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ines | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ines | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ines | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ines | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ines | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Inês | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Agneta | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Agneta | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Agneta | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Agneta | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Aggie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Joan Holland | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Te Kauwhata | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
United States (during MLB season)
surface form:
United States
|
English ⓘ |