languageShift
P4292
predicate
Indicates a change in the primary language used by an entity, such as switching from one language to another over time or in a given context.
All labels observed (24)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| languageShiftTo | 187 |
| languageShift canonical | 61 |
| laterLanguage | 51 |
| languageShiftTowards | 47 |
| hasLanguageShiftTo | 21 |
| laterLanguageUsed | 11 |
| languageShiftTrend | 9 |
| linguisticShift | 6 |
| laterLanguageShiftTo | 5 |
| hasLanguageShift | 4 |
| shiftLanguage | 4 |
| diasporaLanguageShift | 3 |
| languageDiminished | 3 |
| featuresLanguageSwitch | 2 |
| hasLanguageChange | 2 |
| hasShiftToLanguage | 2 |
| languageShiftOutcome | 2 |
| languageTransmission | 2 |
| modernLanguageShift | 2 |
| notableLanguageShift | 2 |
| areSubjectToLanguageShift | 1 |
| languageTransition | 1 |
| shiftTowardLanguage | 1 |
| shiftedToDominantLanguage | 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: languageShift
Generated description
Indicates a change in the primary language used by an entity, such as switching from one language to another over time or in a given context.
Sample triples (430)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Flemish Americans | English ⓘ |
| Persian Jews | English via predicate surface "diasporaLanguageShift" ⓘ |
| Persian Jews | Hebrew in Israel via predicate surface "diasporaLanguageShift" ⓘ |
| Istro-Romanian | Croatian via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Balkan Turkish | Bulgarian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Balkan Turkish | Greek via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Balkan Turkish | Macedonian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Balkan Turkish |
Serbian
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
linked to:
Serbs
|
| Balkan Turkish | Albanian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Balkan Turkish |
Romanian
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
linked to:
Romanian language
|
| Chemehuevi language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Sais | Coptic language via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| Californios | from Spanish to English under U.S. rule ⓘ |
| Salasaca Kichwa | Spanish via predicate surface "hasLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Tsakonian |
Standard Modern Greek
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
linked to:
Modern Greek
|
| Islamization of North Africa | Latin via predicate surface "languageDiminished" ⓘ |
| Islamization of North Africa | Punic via predicate surface "languageDiminished" ⓘ |
| Islamization of North Africa | some Berber languages via predicate surface "languageDiminished" ⓘ |
| Hmong American | younger generations increasingly English-dominant ⓘ |
| Taman languages | Arabic via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Tat language | Azerbaijani via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Tat language |
Russian
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian language
|
| Cumae | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| historical province of Champagne | French via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mingrelian language | Georgian language via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Khetrani |
Urdu
via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards"
ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
|
| Khetrani | Saraiki via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards" ⓘ |
| Khetrani |
Punjabi
via predicate surface "languageShiftTowards"
ⓘ
linked to:
Punjabi language
|
| Ter Sámi | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Ter Sámi |
Kildin Sami
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
linked to:
Kildin Sámi
|
| Enets | shift toward Russian ⓘ |
| Ter Sami | Russian via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Yokutsan languages | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Meglen region | Megleno-Romanian to dominant national languages via predicate surface "languageShiftTrend" ⓘ |
| Idumaean | Aramaic via predicate surface "laterLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Idumaean | Koine Greek via predicate surface "laterLanguageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Ascanian dynasty | Early New High German via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Populonia | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Clusium | Latin via predicate surface "laterLanguageUsed" ⓘ |
| Sansei | from Japanese to English via predicate surface "hasLanguageShift" ⓘ |
| Nooksack language | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| German-speaking Lorraine | from Germanic dialects to French ⓘ |
| Wintuan languages | English via predicate surface "languageShiftTo" ⓘ |
| Hrólfr | Old Norman via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bulgars | adopted Old Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| Bulgars | abandoned Bulgar language ⓘ |
| Arvanites | shift from Arvanitika to Greek ⓘ |
| Thirteen Principles of Faith | Hebrew via predicate surface "laterLanguage" ⓘ |
| Atayalic languages | true via predicate surface "areSubjectToLanguageShift" ⓘ |
| Babuza language |
Taiwanese Mandarin
via predicate surface "languageShiftTo"
ⓘ
linked to:
Mandarin Chinese
|