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 |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Wei (Three Kingdoms, regional capital) | Classical Chinese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Eiderstedt Peninsula | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Eiderstedt Peninsula | North Frisian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Gasselte | Drents via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Imphal Valley | Meitei language via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tibetan Empire | Old Tibetan via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Comune di Noto | siciliano via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Herrold | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Salem Lok Sabha constituency | Tamil via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| McElligott | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Stuck | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| San Marcos District | Quechua via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Clanwilliam | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Citrusdal | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Dorothy Neville | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vigilantia | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vigilantia | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lord Ranelagh | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hollister, Idaho | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Marg | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ngcobo, Cape Province, Union of South Africa | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| St. George’s Island | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Duchy of Bouillon | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Armazéns do Porto | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jovanka | Serbo-Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jovanka | Slavic languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Đắk Lắk Province | Êđê language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Đắk Lắk Province | M’nông language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| St. Lawrence Valley | French (in Quebec portion) via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| St. Lawrence Valley | English (in Ontario portion) via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| St. Lawrence Valley | English (in New York portion) via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| island of Hven | Swedish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Santa Ynez, California, United States
surface form:
Santa Ynez, California
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Focșani | Romanian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Men in Green | Urdu via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Men in Green | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tyson | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Banjarese | parts of South Kalimantan via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
|
Potosí city
surface form:
Potosí
|
Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Glencoe
surface form:
Glencoe, Ontario
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Vercelli plain | Piedmontese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vercelli plain | Lombard dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fasa | Persian via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Mylton | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Macon County, Tennessee | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Niccolò Aurelio | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Niccolò Aurelio | Venetian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Izzy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
John
surface form:
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
John
surface form:
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
|
Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |