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 |
|---|---|
| Norman England | introduction of Anglo-Norman as language of the elite via predicate surface "hasLanguageChange" ⓘ |
| Norman England | influx of French vocabulary into English via predicate surface "hasLanguageChange" ⓘ |
| Andamanese | shift to Hindi and other Indian languages among some groups via predicate surface "hasLanguageShift" ⓘ |
| Defaka | Nkoroo via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Defaka | Nigerian Pidgin via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Defaka | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Ijo–Defaka | Nigerian Pidgin via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Ijo–Defaka | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Ijo–Defaka | neighboring Ijo varieties via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Hinukh language | Avar language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Hinukh language | Russian language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Jek language | Azerbaijani via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Jek language | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Northern Pomo | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Khinalug language |
Azerbaijani language
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
surface form:
Azerbaijani
|
| Salinan language family | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Salinan language family | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Perusia | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Xianbei language | sinicization of Xianbei elites via predicate surface "languageShiftOutcome" ⓘ |
| Xianbei language | adoption of Chinese language by Xianbei via predicate surface "languageShiftOutcome" ⓘ |
| Magnesia ad Sipylum | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hanis language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Principense Creole | Portuguese via predicate surface "hasShiftToLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Principense Creole | Forro Creole via predicate surface "hasShiftToLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tamien | English via predicate surface "laterLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Eastern Mono | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Klallam language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Tequistlatecan languages | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Aletrium | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Koryak language | Russian language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Yukaghirs | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Yukaghirs | Yakut via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Coptos | Greek via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| Coptos | Coptic via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| Cowlitz Salish | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Cowlitz Salish | Chinook Jargon via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Cowlitz Coast Salish | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Lingones (ancient Gallic tribe)
surface form:
Lingones
|
Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Angria | Middle Low German via predicate surface "laterLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Newberry Mountains language | English via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Gutar (Gotlanders)
surface form:
Gutar
|
Gotlandic variety of Swedish via predicate surface "modernLanguageShift" ⓘ |
| Arpitans | French via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Arpitans | Italian via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Oroqen | many Oroqen now speak Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| Ormuri language | Pashto via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ormuri language | Dari Persian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kokni | Marathi via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kokni | Hindi via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Boruca language | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Pijin via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |