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 |
|---|---|
| Satyavedu | Telugu via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Victor-François
surface form:
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
|
French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pointe-à-Pitre metropolitan area | Guadeloupean Creole via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Boucherville | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mirepoix | Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Toungoo | Burmese language via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Huntly | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Providence, Rhode Island, United States | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
municipality of Steenwijkerland
surface form:
Steenwijkerland
|
Dutch Low Saxon via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen | East Franconian German dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dehradun district | Garhwali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dehradun district | Jaunsari via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Takaro | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Menzel Bourguiba | Tunisian Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Zhores | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Andrew, Duke of Calabria | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Andrew, Duke of Calabria | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Andrew, Duke of Calabria | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Arthel | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German) | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (French) | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
David (English given name)
surface form:
David
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Slovak via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| David (German given name) | Hebrew via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gustine, California | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Puerto San Julián | Spanish speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mainland Scotland | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Evangelina | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Evangelina | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Willerd | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Willart | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ritchie (given name) | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vasile | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gilles-Barnabé | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |