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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Malang area | Javanese via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kofy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Sheguiandah | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uMhlathuze Local Municipality | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Paimpol | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Paimpol | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Monte Patria area | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ulrik | Danish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ulrik | Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nol | Khmer via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bonne of Savoy | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Guasave Municipality | Spanish via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Springs, Transvaal, South Africa | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Springs, Transvaal, South Africa | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Norg | Drents via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Sulmona | Abruzzese dialect via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fouesnant | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nadine | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nadine | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nadine | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nadine | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Harrismith | Sesotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Peel en Maas | Limburgish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mary Stilwell Edison | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Xenia (Spanish form) | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nolanville, Texas | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Fort-Liberté | Haitian Creole via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
John
surface form:
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
|
English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
John
surface form:
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
|
Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Querétaro metropolitan area | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Konjic | Bosnian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ksenia | Russian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ksenia | Ukrainian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Ksenia | Belarusian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abby | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Madras, Oregon | English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Carolinensiel | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Carolinensiel | East Frisian Low Saxon via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| The Dog | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Trevigiani | Venetian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chaman area | Pashto via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jane Slidell Perry | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| First Lady of Atlanta | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Reginald III, Duke of Guelders | Middle Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
South Shore
surface form:
South Shore (Montreal)
|
French via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Anna, daughter of Sir Alan Durward | Scots via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Anna, daughter of Sir Alan Durward | Latin via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Valles region of Jalisco | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Bianca | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bianca | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |