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 |
|---|---|
| Dom | some Dom have shifted to Kurdish via predicate surface "linguisticShift" ⓘ |
| Dom | some Dom have shifted to Persian via predicate surface "linguisticShift" ⓘ |
| Before the Next Teardrop Falls | English to Spanish via predicate surface "featuresLanguageSwitch" ⓘ |
| Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Spanish to English via predicate surface "featuresLanguageSwitch" ⓘ |
| Boyash Roma | Romanian dialects via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Romanization of Gaul | Latin via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Epirus Nova | Greek via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kumandin Turkic | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tofa | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Quileute language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Arabs of Afghanistan | from Arabic to local Afghan languages ⓘ |
| Pashayi people | primarily oral via predicate surface "languageTransmission" ⓘ |
| Pearic peoples | Khmer via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Pearic peoples | Thai via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Eyak language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Eyak language | Tlingit via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Rohilla community | from Pashto to Urdu/Hindustani (in India) ⓘ |
| Elmolo | many Elmolo now speak Samburu ⓘ |
| Terik language | Nandi language via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Terik language | Kipsigis language via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Henri Weil | French via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Armenian Gypsies | many speak Armenian ⓘ |
| Armenian Gypsies | Lomavren is endangered ⓘ |
|
ancient Kingdom of Mide
surface form:
Kingdom of Mide
|
Middle Irish via predicate surface "laterLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Northern Kalapuya | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sinkyone | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Sinkyone | neighboring Native languages via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Galice | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lower Amur Nanai | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Morlachs | shift from Romance speech to Slavic languages ⓘ |
| Tsintsars | often assimilated linguistically to majority languages via predicate surface "languageShiftTrend" ⓘ |
| So | shift toward Isan (Lao) language ⓘ |
| So | shift toward Thai language ⓘ |
| Tehueco people | Spanish ⓘ |
| Teguima language | Spanish language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Kemi Sámi | Finnish via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Kemi Sámi | Northern Sámi via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Mescalero | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Khemenu | Greek via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Karata language | Avar language via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Karata language | Russian language via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Korean-Canadian | shift toward English in second generation via predicate surface "languageShiftTrend" ⓘ |
| Yanghuang language | Southwestern Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Yanghuang language | Standard Chinese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nhanda language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| El Carxe | from Catalan to Spanish ⓘ |
| ancient city of Cumae | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Buyang people | many speakers shifting to Zhuang ⓘ |
| Buyang people | many speakers shifting to Southwestern Mandarin ⓘ |
| Chilisso | Pashto via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |