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 |
|---|---|
| Gert Sibande District Municipality | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gert Sibande District Municipality | Swazi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gert Sibande District Municipality | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Gert Sibande District Municipality | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Auburn, Iowa | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
|
Beirut (approx. 80 km north)
surface form:
Beirut
|
Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Thomas Arthur Lally | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Thomas Arthur Lally | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Adelberg | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Braddy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella of Savoy | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella of Savoy | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Isabella of Savoy | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| University—Rosedale | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Scarborough—Agincourt | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Ciomas | Sundanese via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ciomas | Indonesian via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Fruit Heights, Utah | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| M’Chedallah | Kabyle via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Draâ Ben Khedda | Kabyle via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Buena Vista | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Kalao Island, South Sulawesi | Kalao language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kalao Island, South Sulawesi | Makassarese language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kalao Island, South Sulawesi | Bugis language via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Charlotte Myddelton | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| House of Taillefer | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Frederick I, Duke of Austria | Middle High German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Durumi | Korean via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Mitnagdic Judaism | Yiddish via predicate surface "vernacularLanguage" ⓘ |
| Al Twar | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Nawa | Arabic via predicate surface "languageMajority" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nuns' Island | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kendal | Javanese via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| William Aigret | Old French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency | Hindi via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Raiford | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Piscataway peoples | English via predicate surface "currentLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lanusei | Sardinian via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Roscanvel | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Dirk | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Dirk | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Nick | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Damme | Low German via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Geri | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Guiguinto, Bulacan | Filipino via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Guiguinto, Bulacan | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Αλεξάνδρα | Modern Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Gulpen-Wittem | Limburgish via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mimmy | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |