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 |
|---|---|
| Anna of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Caslano | Italian-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Berend | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Berend | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Les Angles ski resort | Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Palwal | Haryanvi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Augusta, Sicily | Sicilian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nie (Kaifeng Jewish surname) | Chinese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Marciac | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Khomas Hochland | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Khomas Hochland | German via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Khomas Hochland | Oshiwambo via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Sticht Utrecht | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mikhail Danilovich of Moscow | Old East Slavic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Seón
surface form:
John
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Rosslyn | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Palatinate-Neuburg | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| William Candler | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Salfit Governorate | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Cheboksary | Chuvash via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tokmok | Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tokmok | Kyrgyz via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gharaunda | Haryanvi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Alonso de Bernalillo | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Cesca | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cesca | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Stephan | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Stephan | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Stevie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| The Hulkster | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
island of Siphnos
surface form:
Siphnos
|
Greek via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Magdalena of Austria | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Potchefstroom | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| 2nd Baron Carteret | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Frances Worsley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ixtapaluca | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| İsmet | Turkish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Minor Hubbell Keith | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shahbad Markanda | Haryanvi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kathua | Dogri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kathua |
Punjabi language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
|
| Privy Councillor of Sweden | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Primrose, Texas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lady Louisa Carteret | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Yang clan | Chinese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sunland Park, New Mexico | Spanish and English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Thomas, Count of Perche | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Waldsassen | Bavarian dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |