writingSystem
P454
predicate
Indicates that one entity is the script or system of written symbols used to represent the language or content of another entity.
All labels observed (105)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| writingSystem canonical | 16,492 |
| hasWritingSystem | 3,220 |
| usesWritingSystem | 1,710 |
| writingSystemUsed | 601 |
| inscriptionLanguage | 479 |
| writingSystemType | 381 |
| writingSystemFor | 181 |
| usedWritingSystem | 144 |
| writingSystemOfName | 105 |
| isWrittenInScript | 92 |
| writingSystemOf | 90 |
| usedInWritingSystem | 48 |
| traditionalScript | 41 |
| writingSystemOnFlag | 36 |
| haveWritingSystem | 25 |
| primaryWritingSystem | 23 |
| writingSystems | 21 |
| writingSystemsUsed | 21 |
| writingSystemVariant | 18 |
| writingSystemsInclude | 14 |
| writingSystemOrigin | 13 |
| hasWritingSystems | 12 |
| writingSystemUsedHistorically | 11 |
| supportsWritingSystems | 10 |
| usesWritingSystemForLanguage | 10 |
| writingSystemMajority | 10 |
| hasWritingSystemFeature | 9 |
| writingSystemUse | 9 |
| writingSystemUsedBy | 9 |
| writingSystemForName | 8 |
| writingSystemHistory | 8 |
| writingSystemOfMotto | 8 |
| writingSystemOnEmblem | 7 |
| writingSystemUsedForName | 7 |
| writingSystemForOfficialLanguage | 6 |
| writingSystemUsedByMember | 6 |
| ArabicScript | 5 |
| isWrittenWithScript | 5 |
| languageWritingSystem | 5 |
| writingSystemEvidence | 5 |
| writingSystemHistorical | 5 |
| writingSystemOnCurrency | 5 |
| writingSystemUsedFor | 5 |
| writingSystemUser | 5 |
| writtenInArabicScript | 5 |
| belongsToWritingSystem | 4 |
| usesWritingSystemOf | 4 |
| writingSystemDescribed | 4 |
| שפת כתיבה | 4 |
| 使用文字体系 | 4 |
| hasWritingSystemOfName | 3 |
| hasWritingSystemOnEponymousArtifact | 3 |
| hasWritingSystemOnNotes | 3 |
| originalWritingSystem | 3 |
| representsWritingSystem | 3 |
| scriptWritingSystem | 3 |
| traditionalLanguageScript | 3 |
| usedInWritingSystemOf | 3 |
| writingSystemForLocalName | 3 |
| writingSystemForMajorLanguage | 3 |
| writingSystemForSymbol | 3 |
| writingSystemOfSymbol | 3 |
| writingSystemOfToponym | 3 |
| writingSystemOnScroll | 3 |
| writingSystemUsedInInscriptions | 3 |
| likelyWritingSystem | 2 |
| officialWritingSystem | 2 |
| writing system | 2 |
| writingSystemOfCollection | 2 |
| письменность | 2 |
| الكتابة بالأحرف اللاتينية | 2 |
| 书写系统 | 2 |
| concernsWritingSystem | 1 |
| currentOfficialScriptInAzerbaijan | 1 |
| currentOfficialScriptInIran | 1 |
| graphemicSystem | 1 |
| inscriptionLanguageScript | 1 |
| latinScript | 1 |
| regionalScript | 1 |
| schrijfsysteem | 1 |
| scriptureWritingSystem | 1 |
| supportsWritingSystem | 1 |
| useWritingSystemForLiturgy | 1 |
| writingSystemBase | 1 |
| writingSystemForToponym | 1 |
| writingSystemLanguage | 1 |
| writingSystemOfKoreanName | 1 |
| writingSystemOfNotableText | 1 |
| writingSystemOfOfficialDocuments | 1 |
| writingSystemOfOriginalName | 1 |
| writingSystemOfParentLanguage | 1 |
| writingSystemOfThaiName | 1 |
| writingSystemOfTitle | 1 |
| writingSystemOnCoatOfArms | 1 |
| writingSystemOnMotto | 1 |
| writingSystemOnNote | 1 |
| writingSystemTraditionally | 1 |
| writingSystemUsedForAddressing | 1 |
| writingSystemUsedInDesign | 1 |
| writingSystemUsedOnObjects | 1 |
| سامانهٔنوشتار | 1 |
| نظام الكتابة | 1 |
| ينتمي_إلى_نظام_كتابة | 1 |
| लिपी | 1 |
| 書寫系統 | 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: writingSystem
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the script or system of written symbols used to represent the language or content of another entity.
Sample triples (24,042)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Primitive Irish | Ogham letter names based on trees and other terms via predicate surface "graphemicSystem" ⓘ |
| Proto-Celtic | none via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Etruscan language | Etruscan alphabet ⓘ |
| Etruscan language | Old Italic script ⓘ |
| Central Semitic languages | Phoenician alphabet (historically) via predicate surface "writingSystemUsed" ⓘ |
| Central Semitic languages | Aramaic alphabet (historically) via predicate surface "writingSystemUsed" ⓘ |
| Central Semitic languages | Hebrew alphabet via predicate surface "writingSystemUsed" ⓘ |
| Central Semitic languages | Arabic script via predicate surface "writingSystemUsed" ⓘ |
| Perso-Arabic script | consonant-based via predicate surface "writingSystemType" ⓘ |
| Seal of the Prophets |
Seal of the Prophets
via predicate surface "ArabicScript"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
خاتم النبيين
|
| Corsicans | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Central Alaskan Yup’ik | Latin script ⓘ |
| Aymara | Latin script ⓘ |
| Berber languages | Tifinagh ⓘ |
| Berber languages | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Berber languages | Arabic script ⓘ |
| Sranan Tongo | Latin script ⓘ |
| Malay peoples |
Shahmukhi script
via predicate surface "traditionalScript"
ⓘ
surface form:
Jawi script
|
| Malay peoples | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "usesWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Japanese | kanji ⓘ |
| Japanese | hiragana ⓘ |
| Japanese | katakana ⓘ |
| Wilson | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Scots | Latin script ⓘ |
| Norwegian language | Latin script ⓘ |
| Phoenician alphabet | consonantal via predicate surface "writingSystemType" ⓘ |
| Turkish alphabet | Turkish language via predicate surface "writingSystemOf" ⓘ |
| Fairfax Stone | English via predicate surface "inscriptionLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hungary | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "officialWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Hindi | Devanagari script ⓘ |
| Hindi |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
surface form:
Devanagari numeral system
|
| Bengali | Bengali script ⓘ |
| Bengali | Eastern Nagari script ⓘ |
| Bengali | abugida via predicate surface "writingSystemType" ⓘ |
| Telugu | Telugu script ⓘ |
| Telugu | abugida via predicate surface "writingSystemType" ⓘ |
| Telugu | Telugu alphabet via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| PV | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Catalan | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Baybayin | alphasyllabary via predicate surface "writingSystemType" ⓘ |
| IGWT | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Australasian English | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Tokyo | Japanese writing system ⓘ |
| China | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| China | Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong and Macau) via predicate surface "regionalScript" ⓘ |
| Afrikaans | Latin script ⓘ |
| SLV | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Black | Latin script ⓘ |
| Tagalog | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| LG | Latin alphabet ⓘ |