languageShift
P4292
predicate
Indicates a change in the primary language used by an entity, such as switching from one language to another over time or in a given context.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| languageShiftTo | 187 |
| languageShift canonical | 61 |
| laterLanguage | 51 |
| languageShiftTowards | 47 |
| hasLanguageShiftTo | 21 |
| laterLanguageUsed | 11 |
| languageShiftTrend | 9 |
| linguisticShift | 6 |
| laterLanguageShiftTo | 5 |
| hasLanguageShift | 4 |
| shiftLanguage | 4 |
| diasporaLanguageShift | 3 |
| languageDiminished | 3 |
| featuresLanguageSwitch | 2 |
| hasLanguageChange | 2 |
| hasShiftToLanguage | 2 |
| languageShiftOutcome | 2 |
| languageTransmission | 2 |
| modernLanguageShift | 2 |
| areSubjectToLanguageShift | 1 |
| languageTransition | 1 |
| shiftTowardLanguage | 1 |
| shiftedToDominantLanguage | 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: languageShift
Generated description
Indicates a change in the primary language used by an entity, such as switching from one language to another over time or in a given context.
Sample triples (428)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Babuza language | Taiwanese Hokkien via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Babuza language | Hakka via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Babuza language |
Taiwan under Japanese rule
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese (during Japanese rule of Taiwan)
|
| Luilang language | Taiwanese Hokkien via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Luilang language | Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Luilang language | Japanese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Albium Ingaunum | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Resígaro language | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Resígaro language | Bora via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Warekena language | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Warekena language | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Dimasa language | younger speakers often bilingual in Assamese ⓘ |
| Dimasa language | younger speakers often bilingual in Hindi ⓘ |
| Logba language |
Ewe
via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo"
ⓘ
surface form:
Ewe language
|
| Logba language | English language via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
|
Champagne province
surface form:
Champagne (province)
|
French via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Irish in Latin America | Spanish via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Irish in Latin America | Portuguese via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Apollonia (Illyria) | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| Propontis Tsakonian | Modern Greek via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Romeyka |
Turkish language
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish
|
| Tsakonians | mainly older generations via predicate surface "languageTransmission" ⓘ |
| Nogai | shift toward Russian among younger speakers via predicate surface "languageShiftTrend" ⓘ |
| Catawba language | English language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Kharia language | towards Hindi ⓘ |
| Kharia language | towards Odia ⓘ |
| Kharia language | towards Sadri ⓘ |
| Clan Mac Giolla Phádraig | from Irish to English ⓘ |
| Heraclea | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Velia | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hipponium | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Pearic languages |
Khmer
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
surface form:
Khmer language
|
| Pearic languages | Thai language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Yawuru | shift towards English among younger generations via predicate surface "hasLanguageShift" ⓘ |
| Utsat language | Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Utsat language |
Hainanese language
via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards"
ⓘ
surface form:
Hainanese Chinese
|
| Thai American | English-dominant in later generations via predicate surface "diasporaLanguageShift" ⓘ |
| Tibur | Italian via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kumandin language | Russian language via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Scottish Australians | from Scottish Gaelic to English in Australia ⓘ |
| Kadu languages | Sudanese Arabic via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Herakleopolis Magna | Greek via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| Herakleopolis Magna | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| Comanche language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Kalapuyan languages | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Lipan language | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Lipan language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Tongva language | primarily English-speaking community today ⓘ |
| Southern Tat |
Azerbaijani language
via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards"
ⓘ
surface form:
Azerbaijani
|
| Fourth Age | Westron and Mannish tongues dominate ⓘ |