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 |
|---|---|
| Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
surface form:
Lawton, Oklahoma
|
English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Cildo | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
department of Nord
surface form:
Nord (department)
|
Picard via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
department of Nord
surface form:
Nord (department)
|
West Flemish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | French-speaking population via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Székely Land | Hungarian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ploërmel | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ploërmel | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Natalie | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalie | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalie | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalie | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalie | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalie | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalie | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Natalie | Scandinavian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Avul | Tamil via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Avul | Malayalam via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Pakir | Tamil via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Pakir | Malayalam via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| William de Ramsay of Colluthie | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bourassa | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Vimy | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Montarville | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Morven | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Beckum | Westphalian Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Praia, Cape Verde
surface form:
Praia
|
Cape Verdean Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ceuta old town | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ahuntsic | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Totegegie | Tahitian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Verduno | Piedmontese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| George | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dhangadhi | Nepali via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Hararghe | Oromo language via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nemyriv | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Icon Star | Telugu via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
surface form:
New Deer
|
Scots via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
surface form:
New Deer
|
Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Long Sault, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Moose Creek, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Monkland, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Village of Chesterville | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ayodhya Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Wellsville, Utah | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Aley District | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Muktainagar | Marathi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ida of Boulogne | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |