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

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
Sohan Tamil via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Sohan Telugu via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED
Sohan Kannada via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED
Sohan Malayalam via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Sohan Urdu via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED
Adolfo Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Adolfo Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Lady Alice Boyle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
H4T French via predicate surface "languageMajority"
The Plateau French via predicate surface "languageMajority"
Pandit Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Pandit Kashmiri via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Pandit Sanskrit-derived Indian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Centenario (Neuquén) Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority"
Maganlal Gujarati via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Maganlal Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED
Mr. Prime Minister English via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Old Town
surface form: Old Town, Chicago
English via predicate surface "languageMajority"
Lost Creek, West Virginia English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto"
Marcela de Ulloa Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Kirensk Russian via predicate surface "languageMajority"
Brovary Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority"
Obukhiv Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority"
Adrano Sicilian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
Paita Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority"
Michi Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Kenmore, New York English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto"
Rostislav Vsevolodovich Old East Slavic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED
Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture Tamazight via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED
French Mauritius French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED
French Mauritius Mauritian Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED
Giabbit Japanese via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Arons English via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Ash English via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Kelendria English via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Emirate of Bari Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
Emirate of Bari Greek via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
Emirate of Bari Latin via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
Annie English via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Roman province of Judea Aramaic via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
Roman province of Judea Greek via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
Ostalbkreis Swabian German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED
Amy English via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
São Lourenço dos Órgãos Cape Verdean Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage"
São Salvador do Mundo Cape Verdean Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED
Kandhamal district Kui via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
Kuni no miya Kunihito Japanese via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
Waadhoeke Frisian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage"
Waadhoeke Bildts via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED
Franekeradeel region
surface form: Franekeradeel
West Frisian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED