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 |
|---|---|
| Dayton | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Empress Zhang | Chinese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Satipo | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Fruska Gora region | Serbian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Acadian Peninsula | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lavaltrie | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Chesapeake | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Medvezhyegorsk | Karelian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Central Java, Indonesia
surface form:
Central Java
|
Javanese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sainte-Catherine | French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Delson | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| McMasterville | French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| St. Michael, Alaska | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Alatyr | Chuvash via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gertrude of Merania | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gertrude of Merania | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Big Lug | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Apgar | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Belfast West | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Haqqani |
Pashto language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| Haqqani |
Urdu language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| Haqqani |
Persian language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk | Anglo-Norman French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Chamoli district | Garhwali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Srinagar (Garhwal) | Garhwali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Zofia | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Porto San Paolo | Sardinian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Western Canada and Northwestern United States | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Northwest Region of Cameroon | Cameroonian Pidgin English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Santiago Tuxtla | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jaroslav of Lobkowicz | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jaroslav of Lobkowicz | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Constantin Șerban Basarab | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Constantin Șerban Basarab | Church Slavonic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| House of Sisowath | Khmer via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
El Viejo
surface form:
San Cristóbal
|
Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Shengsi Islands Scenic Area | Wu Chinese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Rudraprayag district | Garhwali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Shauna | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Otto of Rheinfelden | Middle High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Eleanor Beaufort | Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Silvano | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| René II, Duke of Lorraine | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| 秀樹 | Japanese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Trasmondo | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Larkspur, California | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Emmelia of Caesarea | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |