isLinguaFrancaOf
P24056
predicate
Indicates that a language serves as a common medium of communication between speakers of different native languages within a particular region, community, or context.
All labels observed (31)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| linguaFrancaIn | 24 |
| usesLinguaFranca | 13 |
| linguaFranca | 12 |
| usedAsLinguaFranca | 9 |
| isLinguaFrancaOf canonical | 4 |
| commonLinguaFranca | 3 |
| hasLanguageInCommonwealth | 3 |
| countryLinguaFranca | 2 |
| dominantLinguaFranca | 2 |
| foreignLanguageCommon | 2 |
| hasCommonInternationalLanguage | 2 |
| majorLinguaFrancaIn | 2 |
| usedLanguageAsLinguaFranca | 2 |
| commonForeignLanguageInArea | 1 |
| hasCommonLanguageOfLocation | 1 |
| hasCommonLinguaFranca | 1 |
| hasDeFactoWorkingLanguage | 1 |
| hasHigherPrestigeLanguage | 1 |
| hasLinguaFrancaRole | 1 |
| hasWidelySpokenLinguaFranca | 1 |
| isMajorLinguaFrancaOf | 1 |
| isSpokenAsL2In | 1 |
| linguaFrancaInRegion | 1 |
| linguaFrancaLanguage | 1 |
| linguaFrancaOfCourt | 1 |
| linguaFrancaRole | 1 |
| notableLinguaFranca | 1 |
| regionalLinguaFranca | 1 |
| regionalLinguaFrancaUsed | 1 |
| stateLanguageDominance | 1 |
| usedAsLinguaFrancaOf | 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: isLinguaFrancaOf
Generated description
Indicates that a language serves as a common medium of communication between speakers of different native languages within a particular region, community, or context.
Sample triples (98)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | Egyptian popular culture ⓘ |
| Egyptians | English via predicate surface "foreignLanguageCommon" ⓘ |
| Egyptians | French via predicate surface "foreignLanguageCommon" ⓘ |
| Seychellois Creole | Seychelles via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Adamawa–Ubangi languages | Sango language via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Chichewa | Malawi via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Chichewa | parts of Zambia via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Chichewa | parts of Mozambique via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Chichewa | yes via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Fulfulde |
northern Nigeria
via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Nigeria
|
| Fulfulde | parts of the Sahel via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Francophone Africa | interethnic communication via predicate surface "hasLinguaFrancaRole" ⓘ |
| Kinyarwanda | Rwanda ⓘ |
| Hindi Belt | Hindi as common intergroup language via predicate surface "linguaFrancaRole" ⓘ |
| Hausa people | West Africa via predicate surface "linguaFrancaInRegion" ⓘ |
| Makhuwa |
Northern Mozambique
via predicate surface "isSpokenAsL2In"
ⓘ
linked to:
Nampula Province
|
| Torres Strait Islanders | Torres Strait Creole via predicate surface "usesLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Belizean Creole | Belize ⓘ |
| Equatoguinean Pidgin English | Equatorial Guinea via predicate surface "majorLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Salar | Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "usesLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
|
Western Province (Solomon Islands)
linked to:
Western Province of Solomon Islands
|
Solomon Islands Pijin via predicate surface "usesLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Languages of India |
Union government of India
via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Government
|
| Languages of India | Hindi via predicate surface "linguaFrancaLanguage" ⓘ |
| Central Nigeria | Nigerian English via predicate surface "linguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Central Nigeria | Nigerian Pidgin via predicate surface "linguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Central Nigeria | Hausa via predicate surface "linguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Nyanja | parts of southern Africa via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Standard Tongan | Tonga via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaOf" ⓘ |
| Limba | Krio (in urban and interethnic contexts) via predicate surface "usesLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Pepel | Guinea-Bissau Creole via predicate surface "countryLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Nggela people | Solomon Islands Pijin via predicate surface "linguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Fon language | Benin via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Bamanankan | Mali via predicate surface "isMajorLinguaFrancaOf" ⓘ |
| Ubangian | Sango via predicate surface "notableLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Ubangian languages | Sango language via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Dagestani peoples | Russian language via predicate surface "usesLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Dagestani peoples | Kumyk language (historically) via predicate surface "usesLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Dagestani peoples | Avar language (regional) via predicate surface "usesLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Bama | Burmese as official language of Myanmar via predicate surface "stateLanguageDominance" ⓘ |
| Wetar language | Indonesian language via predicate surface "hasHigherPrestigeLanguage" ⓘ |
| Zaramo people | Swahili language via predicate surface "usesLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Trang Tien area | English via predicate surface "commonForeignLanguageInArea" ⓘ |
| Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union | Polish via predicate surface "hasLanguageInCommonwealth" ⓘ |
| Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union | Latin via predicate surface "hasLanguageInCommonwealth" ⓘ |
| Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union | Ruthenian via predicate surface "hasLanguageInCommonwealth" ⓘ |
| Tupian languages | Nheengatu via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFranca" ⓘ |
| Mossi language | Burkina Faso via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Ganda language | Uganda via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Litunga | Silozi via predicate surface "linguaFrancaOfCourt" ⓘ |
| Dyula people |
Côte d’Ivoire
via predicate surface "linguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
linked to:
Côte d'Ivoire
|