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 |
|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet | Catalan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Luna County, New Mexico | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Schiermonnikoog | Frisian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bay Harbor Islands, Florida | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Thurzó family | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Thurzó family | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zaka | Shona via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mascouche | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Boisbriand | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Fredy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fredy | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fredy | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Etu-Töölö | Finnish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mošorin | Serbian language via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jovan | Serbian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jovan | Montenegrin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jovan | Macedonian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jovan | Bosnian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jovan | Bulgarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Giselbert | Old High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Giselbert | Medieval Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Giselbert | Middle High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gisbert | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gisbert | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Gilberto (Spanish and Portuguese)
surface form:
Gilberto
|
Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Gilberto (Spanish and Portuguese)
surface form:
Gilberto
|
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Toker | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tukker | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke |
Anglo-Norman
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
|
| William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Flores | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Losser |
Low Saxon dialect continuum
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Low Saxon
|
| Rosemère | French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Saint-Eustache | French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jonava | Lithuanian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
surface form:
Lévis
|
French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gualala, California | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| municipality of Hellendoorn | Sallands via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ronnie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
New York City (during playing career)
surface form:
New York City
|
English ⓘ |
| Tirano | Lombard via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| 勇 | Japanese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Río Lajas | English via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage" ⓘ |
| Milutin | Serbian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Milutin | Bosnian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Milutin | Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Milutin | Montenegrin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mende language | parts of Sierra Leone via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Deux-Montagnes | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |