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 |
|---|---|
| Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg | Middle High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Saran district | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Salempur Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Salempur Lok Sabha constituency | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mazon, Illinois | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Sirak Goryan | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Central Alberta | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Erding | Bavarian dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sultanum Begum | Persian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Charli | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Václav | Czech language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Verchères | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Yerbas Buenas | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Meggie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Montserratian | Caribbean English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nad Al Sheba | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Serbian Podrinje | Serbian via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | French-speaking via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Anatoly | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Anatoly | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Anatoly | Belarusian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lubny | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Dos Palos, California | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Abercorn | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Barmer District
surface form:
Barmer district
|
Rajasthani via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Barmer District
surface form:
Barmer district
|
Marwari via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| María del Carmen | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Asmat Begum | Persian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Asmat Begum | Hindustani via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Los Lunas, New Mexico | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Quebec East | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Huacaybamba Province | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Peralta, New Mexico | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jeanne of France | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pachitea Province | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Varniai | Samogitian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Barangay Sta. Cruz | Tagalog via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Marion, Arkansas | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Electorate of Hesse | German via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Glendon | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Harlingen, Texas, United States
surface form:
Harlingen, Texas
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Danish | Greenland via predicate surface "usedAsSecondLanguageIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Danish | Faroe Islands via predicate surface "usedAsSecondLanguageIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Cumberland County, Illinois | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Johann Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Redfield, South Dakota, United States
surface form:
Redfield, South Dakota
|
English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Cairo, Missouri | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| House of Blois | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |