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 |
|---|---|
| Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Papuan languages of the Solomon Islands | local Oceanic vernaculars via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Uma’ Pawe language | Indonesian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Uma’ Pawe language | Malay via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Matlatzinca language | Spanish via predicate surface "shiftLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mandeali language | Hindi via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Mandeali language | Standard Punjabi via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Blanga | Solomon Islands Pijin via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Blanga | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bzyb Abkhaz | standard Abkhaz via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Bzyb Abkhaz | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Kishtwari | Urdu via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kishtwari | Hindi via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| County of Touraine | French via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Puquina people | Aymara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Puquina people | Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Puquina people | Spanish ⓘ |
| Redones | Gallo-Romance via predicate surface "laterLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Redones | Breton via predicate surface "laterLanguageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Islamic Nubian polities | Arabic via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Amami people | toward Japanese ⓘ |
| Japanese Australians | shift from Japanese to English in second and third generations ⓘ |
| Arran (Islamic-era province) | Azerbaijani Turkic via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ersuic languages | Southwestern Mandarin via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kawaiisu-Tehachapi | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Velathri | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Velathri | Italian via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Luilang people | shift to other dominant languages in Taiwan ⓘ |
| Itelmen language | Russian language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Southern Alta | Tagalog via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Southern Alta | Ilocano via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Vernooy family | English via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lencan languages | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Acazulco Otomi | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Achradina | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| Cayubaba | Spanish via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Pauserna | Spanish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Pauserna | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Puruborá | Portuguese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
|
city of Sais
surface form:
Sais
|
Greek language via predicate surface "laterLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ngoni people | often speak neighboring Bantu languages ⓘ |
| Hertevin | Turkish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Hertevin | Kurdish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Hertevin | European languages in diaspora via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Kamassian | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Kamassian | Khakas via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Aeta languages | Tagalog via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Aeta languages | Kapampangan via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Aeta languages | Ilocano via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Qauqaut people | shifted from Basay language to other dominant languages in Taiwan ⓘ |