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 |
|---|---|
| Chilisso | Urdu via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Hong Kong-American | shift toward English in younger generations via predicate surface "languageShiftTrend" ⓘ |
| Soluntum | Greek via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Soluntum | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Indian Malays | partial assimilation into regional Indian languages ⓘ |
| historical Novgorod–Tver area | Russian via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ofo language | Choctaw language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ofo language | English language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Ofo language | French language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Weapemeoc dialect of Algonquian | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Monacan language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kumandin people | Russian language ⓘ |
| Hezhenyu | Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Cheroenhaka language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Tai Khamyang | Assamese via predicate surface "shiftLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tai Khamyang | Hindi via predicate surface "shiftLanguage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Shyam (in some local usage)
surface form:
Shyam (language)
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Assamese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Shyam (in some local usage)
surface form:
Shyam (language)
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Hindi via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Gelao language | Southwestern Mandarin via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Gelao language | Chinese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Gelao language | Bouyei language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Gelao language | Miao languages via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Buyang language | Chinese via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Buyang language | Zhuang via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Northern Kam | Southwestern Mandarin via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Northern Kam | Standard Chinese via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Muslim Tat | shift toward Azerbaijani language in some communities via predicate surface "linguisticShift" ⓘ |
| Bainuk | speakers shifting to dominant regional languages ⓘ |