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 |
|---|---|
| Matheus (Dutch) | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Baitadi District | Nepali via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Athmuqam | Kashmiri via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Athmuqam | Hindko via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Athmuqam | Pahari via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rhys | Welsh via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Rhys | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kildare monastery | Old Irish via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Uitenhage | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Uitenhage | Xhosa via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Uitenhage | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Balvi | Latgalian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Réduit, Moka District, Mauritius | French via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage" ⓘ |
| Réduit, Moka District, Mauritius | Mauritian Creole via predicate surface "hasDeFactoLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lady Mosley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Damaris | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Damaris | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Damaris | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Damaris | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Damaris | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Damaris | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Damaris | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Regency of Algiers | Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Matej | Slovene via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Matej | Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Matej | Slovak via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Matej | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Matej | Serbo-Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ambrosio Boccanegra | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ambrosio Boccanegra | Castilian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Shache County | Uyghur via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Claud | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Williamstown
surface form:
Williamstown, Ontario
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Hallville, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Rivière-du-Loup | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| City of McFarland | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Jan | Czech via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Queen of Latin Pop | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Lynda | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isselburg | Low German dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Misiones Peninsula | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bonneval-sur-Arc | Arpitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sánchez Carrión Province | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sara Maxwell | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Naum | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Naum | Hebrew via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Naum | Bulgarian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Naum | Macedonian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Dogliani | Piedmontese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |