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 |
|---|---|
| William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
John
surface form:
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
|
Middle English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
John
surface form:
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
John
surface form:
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
|
Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Reidy | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dumka district | Santali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Dumka district | Bengali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dumka district | Khortha via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Dumka district | Nagpuri via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Margaret of Lusignan | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chedli | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| York census division | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ellsberg | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Ἑρμιόνη (Hermionē)
surface form:
Hermione
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Oost Gelre | Achterhooks Low Saxon via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Provo–Orem metropolitan area | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| House of Pardaillan de Gondrin | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Zululand region | Zulu language via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Jingpho (kac)
surface form:
Jingpho language
|
Kachin State via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Rock City | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vaalpark | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Vaalpark | Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Abiodun | Yoruba via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Abiodun | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Indonesian electorate | Indonesian language speakers via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Wepener | Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Khajuraho (Lok Sabha constituency) | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Salisbury metropolitan area | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Isabella | Spanish language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | Italian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | English language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | Portuguese language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | German language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | French language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | Dutch language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | Romanian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Isabella | Polish language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | Hungarian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | Czech language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Isabella | Slovak language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Solvang, California | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Oz | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Amalga, Utah | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Cecilie | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cecilie | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Cecilie | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Peter of Aragon | Aragonese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Peter of Aragon | Castilian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |