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 |
|---|---|
| Khoisan languages | Latin script (for many documented languages) ⓘ |
| Voortrekker Monument | Afrikaans via predicate surface "inscriptionLanguage" ⓘ |
| Voortrekker Monument | Dutch via predicate surface "inscriptionLanguage" ⓘ |
| Australian English | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Niger–Congo languages |
Latin alphabet
via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem"
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| Niger–Congo languages | Arabic script via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Belarusians | Cyrillic script via predicate surface "usesWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Mexican Spanish | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Louis Segond Bible | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Malaysia | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Scottish English | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "usesWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Hiligaynon language | Latin script ⓘ |
| Russia | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
| Rapa Nui people |
rongorongo
ⓘ
surface form:
rongorongo (disputed script)
|
| Bangalore English | Latin script ⓘ |
| Zulu | Latin script ⓘ |
| Anglo-Norman | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| William Langland | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Yoruba | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Sinhala | Sinhala script ⓘ |
| António | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Macau | Traditional Chinese ⓘ |
| Macau | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Solomon Islands Pijin | Latin script ⓘ |
| Standard Chinese | Chinese characters via predicate surface "usesWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Standard Chinese | Simplified Chinese characters via predicate surface "usesWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Standard Chinese | Traditional Chinese characters via predicate surface "usesWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Kartvelian languages | Georgian script via predicate surface "writingSystemUsedByMember" ⓘ |
| Georgian script | alphabetic via predicate surface "writingSystemType" ⓘ |
| Germans | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Canadian English | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Cahuilla people | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "usesWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Gavin | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Sakai | Japanese writing system ⓘ |
| Izumi | Japanese writing system via predicate surface "writingSystemUsed" ⓘ |
| Greek Antiquity | Greek alphabet via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Alutiiq | Latin script ⓘ |
| Gujarati | abugida ⓘ |
| Ilocano language | Latin script ⓘ |
| Hong Kong dollar | Chinese characters and Latin alphabet on notes ⓘ |
| Svans | Georgian script via predicate surface "useWritingSystemForLiturgy" ⓘ |
| Algonquian languages | Latin script ⓘ |
| Algonquian languages | Canadian Aboriginal syllabics ⓘ |
| German | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Inca Empire | quipu (knotted cords) ⓘ |
|
rongorongo
surface form:
Rongorongo
|
glyphic script via predicate surface "writingSystemType" ⓘ |
|
rongorongo
surface form:
Rongorongo
|
pictographic script via predicate surface "writingSystemType" ⓘ |
| Western American English | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Fulani | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Fulani |
Arabic alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic script
|