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 |
|---|---|
| Clare | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Clarry | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gert | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gert | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gert | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gert | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Gert | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Avesta | Swedish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Los Algodones, Baja California | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Andimeshk | Persian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bédoin | Provençal Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Courpière | Auvergnat Occitan via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lucien Louis Joseph Napoléon Bonaparte | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sainte-Geneviève neighbourhood | French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Thamesville, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ikeda Chihiro | Japanese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Witte de With | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Balgriffin | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, United States
surface form:
Kahului
|
English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kalka Assembly constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Kalka Assembly constituency | Haryanvi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Commune of Fouesnant | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Katherine Cromwell (née Meverell or similar)
surface form:
Katherine Cromwell
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Morrisburg, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Željko | Croatian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Željko | Slovene via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Željko | Serbian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Željko | Bosnian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Pays de Lorient | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pays de Lorient | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Widener, Arkansas, United States | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Appietto | Corsican via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hugh III of Maine | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Geertruid Johanna Quirina van der Duyn | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Anne Pakenham | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Temon | Javanese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Trenton, Ontario | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Phalaborwa | Sepedi (Northern Sotho) via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Phalaborwa | Xitsonga via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Phalaborwa | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Phalaborwa | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Clarke's Beach | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Port of Douarnenez | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Melchiorre (Italian)
surface form:
Melchiorre
|
Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Herbert I of Maine | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Vacoas-Phoenix | French via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vacoas-Phoenix | Mauritian Creole via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Hastings Center Fellow | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Delaware County, Oklahoma | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |