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 |
|---|---|
| Bianca | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bianca | Romanian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Wiley, Colorado | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Tizi Gheniff | Kabyle via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Makouda | Kabyle via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Iferhounène | Kabyle via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Johann Baptist Josef Fabian Sebastian | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Brackenfell | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Brackenfell | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nandurbar Lok Sabha constituency | Marathi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Philippeville | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Skikda, Algeria
surface form:
Skikda
|
Algerian Arabic via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Skikda, Algeria
surface form:
Skikda
|
Berber languages via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Alfo | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Yasmina | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Yasmina | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Howrah Lok Sabha constituency | Bengali via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Azeffoun | Kabyle via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency | Bengali via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Linden | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Duke | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Joan II of Navarre | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tridents | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tomislav | Croatian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tomislav | Bosnian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tomislav | Serbian language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tomislav | Slovene language via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency | Bengali via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gulpen | Limburgish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Anna Plochl | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Tafahi | English via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Empress Dowager Eishō | Japanese via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hassan | Arabic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hassan | Urdu via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Hassan | Persian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Hassan | Turkish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hassan | Somali via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hassan | Swahili via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Hassan | Malay via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Conny | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Conny | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Conny | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Conny | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mulchén | Spanish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Banana City | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Baduria | Bengali via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kadı Burhan al-Din state | Old Anatolian Turkish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kohlu District | Balochi via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Makran Division | Balochi via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Harriet Westbrook Shelley | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |