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 |
|---|---|
| Marmaduke | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Anand Lok Sabha constituency | Gujarati via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Dominion of Newfoundland | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kamaladi, Kathmandu | Nepali via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| María | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| María | Galician via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| María | Asturian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| María | Filipino via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| María | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| María | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| María | Basque via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Partapur | Khari Boli Hindi dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Daykundi | Hazaragi Persian via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Fernando Martínez de Irujo, Marquis of San Vicente del Barco | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Halpert | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India
surface form:
Mayurbhanj district
|
Santali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India
surface form:
Mayurbhanj district
|
Ho language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India
surface form:
Mayurbhanj district
|
Hindi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India
surface form:
Mayurbhanj district
|
English via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Burnaby South | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Saanich—Gulf Islands | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hoedspruit | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hoedspruit | Northern Sotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Hoedspruit | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tobi | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tobi | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tobi | Yoruba via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| King County Council District 3 | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Donovan Powell | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Orkney Mainland south coast | Scots via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Orkney Mainland south coast | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Pål | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Schroda
surface form:
Środa Wielkopolska
|
Polish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Foosland | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Voice of the Millennium | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| West Pakistan | Punjabi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| West Pakistan | Sindhi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| West Pakistan | Pashto via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| West Pakistan | Balochi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Michigan Historical Commission seal | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Paola Profumo | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Valley Township, Allegan County, Michigan | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Folsom, West Virginia | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Glacier County | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Stephen | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| El Taita | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Aurélien | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Geisman | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jordbro district | Swedish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Štěpán | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |