hasOfficialLanguagePolicy

P187
predicate

Indicates that there exists a formally adopted rule or set of rules governing the use, status, or regulation of one or more languages within a given context or jurisdiction.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
languagePolicy 150
officialLanguageStatus 62
languagePolicyContext 29

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: hasOfficialLanguagePolicy
Generated description
Indicates that there exists a formally adopted rule or set of rules governing the use, status, or regulation of one or more languages within a given context or jurisdiction.

Sample triples (312)

Subject Object
Washington, D.C. no official language at federal level ⓘ
Texas no official state language via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Maryland noOfficialLanguageAtStateLevel via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Boston, Massachusetts English is the predominant language via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Ecuador plurinational and multicultural state via predicate surface "nationalLanguagePolicy" ⓘ
Oregon no official language at state level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Zionism promotion of Hebrew as a modern national language via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
European Parliament (Brussels seat) all official languages of the European Union via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageRegime" ⓘ
Russian language official language in several post-Soviet states via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Bolivia plurinational and multilingual state via predicate surface "nationalLanguagePolicy" ⓘ
Kichwa intercultural bilingual education in Ecuador via predicate surface "languagePolicyContext" ⓘ
Māori te reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia promotion of Castilian in administration via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia marginalization of Catalan in official use via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Columbus, Ohio no official language at city level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Rajya Sabha Hindi via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Rajya Sabha English via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Council of the European Union multilingual with all official EU languages via predicate surface "officialLanguagePolicy" ⓘ
United Nations documentation six official UN languages via predicate surface "hasLanguagePolicy" ⓘ
Constitutional Act 1791 allowed use of French civil law in Lower Canada via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Oklahoma
linked to: U.S. state of Oklahoma
no official language at state level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
British Mandate for Palestine trilingual (Arabic, Hebrew, English) via predicate surface "educationLanguagePolicy" ⓘ
Supreme Court of Canada bilingual institution via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Santa Fe, New Mexico no official language at city level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Court of Justice of the European Union multilingual with all official EU languages via predicate surface "officialLanguagePolicy" ⓘ
Connecticut no official language at state level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Lebanon multilingual via predicate surface "nationalLanguagePolicy" ⓘ
Swiss federal government multilingual via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
North Atlantic Council
linked to: NAC
uses NATO official languages English and French via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
New Hampshire no official language at state level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
.no Norwegian via predicate surface "languageOfPolicies" ⓘ
linked to: Norwegian language
Nebraska no official language at state level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Missouri English via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Parliament of South Africa uses South Africa’s official languages subject to practical arrangements via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
West Virginia no official language at state level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
NHS Wales bilingual English and Welsh via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Setswana national language of Botswana via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Setswana official language of South Africa via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Setswana recognized language in Namibia via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Setswana recognized language in Zimbabwe via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Registry of the International Criminal Court International Criminal Court via predicate surface "appliesLanguagePolicyOf" ⓘ
French Guiana French is the sole official language via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Writing Committee coordinates multi-language publication program via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
North Dakota English via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
New Jersey
linked to: New Jersey, United States
no official language at state level via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ
Mass of Paul VI vernacular languages permitted via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Mass of Paul VI Latin permitted via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
European Parliament multilingualism with all official EU languages via predicate surface "officialLanguagePolicy" ⓘ
Wikibooks multilingual via predicate surface "languagePolicy" ⓘ
Montana English (de facto) via predicate surface "officialLanguageStatus" ⓘ