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 |
|---|---|
| Tilok | Nepali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tilok | other Indo-Aryan languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency | Tamil via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Greenville, Iowa | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Waid | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| County of Mortain | Old Norman via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
village of Malta, Illinois
surface form:
Malta, Illinois
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Piekary Śląskie | Polish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Edmund (son of Edmund Ironside) | Old English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Weert | Limburgish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lindsay, Nebraska | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Count of Blois | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Emma de Limoges | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Othon | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Othon | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture | Kazakh via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture | Uyghur via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Beatrice, Countess of Montfort | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jendouba Governorate | Tunisian Arabic via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bojanala Platinum District Municipality | Setswana via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
St Lucia
surface form:
Saint Lucia
|
Saint Lucian Creole French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Île de Saint-Pierre | French-based local dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Arrah Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Arrah Lok Sabha constituency | Bhojpuri via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Sigismund
surface form:
Sigismund Báthory
|
Hungarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Sigismund
surface form:
Sigismund Báthory
|
Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chakravarti | Tamil via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Chakravarti | Malayalam via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Chakravarti | Kannada via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Chakravarti | Telugu via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Chakravarti | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ranger Physical Assessment | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Ireland | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jabalpur Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Dylan | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dylan | Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Madam Deputy Prime Minister | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Corral Commune | Spanish via predicate surface "languageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| El Campo, Texas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Liège | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Liège | Walloon via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bishopric of Liège | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Baldwin VII of Flanders | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
town of San Luis, Colorado
surface form:
San Luis, Colorado
|
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Sohan | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sohan | Punjabi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sohan | Bengali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sohan | Gujarati via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sohan | Marathi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sohan | Odia via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |