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 |
|---|---|
| Lepontic language | Lepontic alphabet ⓘ |
| Lepontic language |
Lepontic alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Cisalpine Celtic alphabet
|
| Lepontic language | Old Italic script ⓘ |
| Sudanese Arabic | Arabic script ⓘ |
| Diwani script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| Linus | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Bulgaria | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
| Wales | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Mesopotamian Arabic | Arabic script ⓘ |
| Ruqʿah script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| Qena | Arabic script ⓘ |
| West Slavs | Latin script ⓘ |
| Albert | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Maricopa people | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "usesWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Andalusian Spanish | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Ngäbere | Latin script ⓘ |
| Waray language | Latin script ⓘ |
| Laos | Lao script ⓘ |
| Labarum | Greek letters ⓘ |
| Matsubara | Japanese writing system via predicate surface "writingSystemUsed" ⓘ |
| Flag of the Organization of American States | none (no text on main design) via predicate surface "writingSystemOnFlag" ⓘ |
| Cook | Latin script ⓘ |
|
Mongol
surface form:
Mongols
|
Classical Mongolian script via predicate surface "traditionalScript" ⓘ |
| Taj Mahal | Arabic via predicate surface "inscriptionLanguage" ⓘ |
| Taj Mahal | Persian via predicate surface "inscriptionLanguage" ⓘ |
| Gurmukhi | Punjabi Sikhs via predicate surface "writingSystemOf" ⓘ |
| Rita | Latin alphabet via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Bikol language | Latin script ⓘ |
| Old Dutch | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Old Dutch | runic script ⓘ |
| Old Dutch | Carolingian minuscule via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Aleut | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Aleut |
Cyrillic script
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrillic alphabet
|
| Norma | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
|
Kuna
surface form:
Kuna language
|
Latin script ⓘ |
| Goidelic | Latin script ⓘ |
| Maricopa language | Latin script ⓘ |
| Neo-Babylonian Empire | cuneiform ⓘ |
| Neo-Babylonian Empire | alphabetic Aramaic script ⓘ |
| Semitic languages | abjad scripts via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Semitic languages | Arabic script via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Semitic languages |
Hebrew alphabet
via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem"
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew script
|
| Semitic languages |
Syriac
via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem"
ⓘ
surface form:
Syriac script
|
| Semitic languages | Geʽez script via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Semitic languages | Phoenician alphabet via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Semitic languages | cuneiform (for Akkadian and Ugaritic) via predicate surface "hasWritingSystem" ⓘ |
| Clive | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Hebei | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| Colombian Spanish | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| Armenia | Armenian alphabet ⓘ |