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 |
|---|---|
| Réunion | Réunion Creole via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Thomas | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Balearic Islands |
Catalan
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Balearic Catalan
|
| Johann | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Johann | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Johann |
North Germanic languages
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Scandinavian languages
|
| South Andaman Island | Bengali via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| South Andaman Island | Tamil via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| South Andaman Island | Telugu via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| South Andaman Island | Nicobarese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Santa Rosa
surface form:
Santa Rosa, California
|
Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Imperial County | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Katherine Hudson | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Piedmont | Piedmontese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Piedmont | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Piedmont |
Franco-Provençal (Arpitan)
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Provençal
|
| Paraguay | Jopara via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ahaus |
Low German
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Westphalian Low German
|
| Sinaloa | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfficialDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Mauritius | French ⓘ |
| Hialeah, Florida | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Abigail | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abigail | Hebrew via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abigail | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abigail |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Abigail | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abigail | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abigail | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abigail | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Orange Free State | Dutch via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Orange Free State | Afrikaans via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Orange Free State | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sarawak |
Iban language
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Iban
|
| Sarawak | Bidayuh via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sarawak |
Dayak peoples
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
Melanau
|
| Sarawak | Chinese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sarawak | Tamil via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sarawak | various indigenous languages via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Emden |
East Frisian Low Saxon (partly)
via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
ⓘ
surface form:
East Frisian Low Saxon
|
| West Java | Sundanese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Reedus | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tang County, Hebei, China |
Standard Chinese
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Mandarin Chinese
|
| Puducherry (parts) | Tamil via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Salinas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gunnar | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gunnar |
Swedish language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish
|
| Gunnar | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gunnar | Icelandic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rajputana Agency |
Rajasthani
via predicate surface "languageMajority"
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajasthani languages
|
| Cedarville, Illinois, United States | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |