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 |
|---|---|
|
northern Free State
surface form:
Northern Free State
|
Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
northern Free State
surface form:
Northern Free State
|
Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Duke Valdemar of Finland | Old Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kuanua language | parts of East New Britain via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
|
LAMPETER
surface form:
Lampeter
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jesper | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jesper | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jesper | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jesper | Finnish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dear Leader | Korean via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Apenrade | Danish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hull sector of Gatineau | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Nanci | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| South Tucson, Arizona | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Valdez–Cordova Census Area | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tunapuna | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tori | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vic | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pictou, Nova Scotia | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Margaret Stanley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ceci | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ceci | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ceci | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ceecee | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Krešimir | Croatian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Oslo | Norwegian via predicate surface "primaryWorkingLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ayers-Allen | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sander | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sander | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sander | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sander | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sander | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
village of Nieuw‑Amsterdam
surface form:
Nieuw-Amsterdam
|
Drents via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Al Anbar desert region | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tamale | Dagbani via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bolesław I of Cieszyn | Polish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bolesław I of Cieszyn | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pedro Fernández de Castro | Galician-Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Pedro Fernández de Castro | Castilian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Modimolle | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Modimolle | Northern Sotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| James | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Jigga | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Empangeni | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sevapuri | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Rohaniya | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Winifred Rich | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Reginald FitzUrse | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Reginald FitzUrse | Anglo-Norman French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Alka | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |