primaryLanguageContact
P46872
predicate
Indicates that one language serves as the main or dominant medium of communication in a particular contact situation between language communities.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| primaryContactLanguage | 34 |
| hasDominantContactLanguage | 6 |
| hasPrimaryContactLanguages | 3 |
| mainContactLanguage | 2 |
| primaryLanguageContact canonical | 2 |
| mainContactLanguageCountry | 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: primaryLanguageContact
Generated description
Indicates that one language serves as the main or dominant medium of communication in a particular contact situation between language communities.
Sample triples (48)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Modern South Arabian languages | Arabic language ⓘ |
| Baure language | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Enawené-Nawé language | Portuguese via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ixcatec | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Colchidian languages |
Georgian
via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage"
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgian language
|
| Romansh people | German via predicate surface "mainContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Romansh people | Italian via predicate surface "mainContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mogholi language |
Persian
via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage"
ⓘ
linked to:
Persian language
|
| Mogholi language | Dari via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Oluta Popoluca
linked to:
plo (Oluta Popoluca)
|
Spanish via predicate surface "hasDominantContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vivaro-Alpine Occitan | French via predicate surface "hasDominantContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Vivaro-Alpine Occitan |
Italian
via predicate surface "hasDominantContactLanguage"
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian language
|
| Faifi | Arabic via predicate surface "hasDominantContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Embera Katío language | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Warihío | Spanish ⓘ |
| Hinukh language | Avar language via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Hinukh language | Russian language via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Boruca language | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Zhaba language | Mandarin Chinese via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Zhaba language | Tibetan via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Namuyi language | Southwestern Mandarin via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Puruborá | Portuguese via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Central Rarámuri | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Paunaka language | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Parecís | Portuguese via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Achagua-Achagua | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Upper Orinoco subgroup of Arawakan |
Cariban languages
via predicate surface "hasPrimaryContactLanguages"
ⓘ
linked to:
Carib languages
|
| Upper Orinoco subgroup of Arawakan | Tukanoan languages via predicate surface "hasPrimaryContactLanguages" ⓘ |
| Upper Orinoco subgroup of Arawakan | Spanish via predicate surface "hasPrimaryContactLanguages" ⓘ |
| Tariano | Tucano via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tariano | Portuguese via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Timor–Alor–Pantar area | Indonesian via predicate surface "hasDominantContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Timor–Alor–Pantar area | Tetum via predicate surface "hasDominantContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chiquitano language family | Bolivia via predicate surface "mainContactLanguageCountry" ⓘ |
| Sre | Vietnamese via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jah Hut language | Malay via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| San Juan Atzingo Popoloca | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Domari language | Arabic via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Domari language | Kurdish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Domari language | Turkish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Domari language |
Persian
via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage"
ⓘ
linked to:
Persian language
|
| Cubeo language | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Yaak’awü | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ramarama languages | Brazilian Portuguese via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Jebero language | Spanish via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Digaru Mishmi language | Hindi via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Digaru Mishmi language | Assamese via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |
| Digaru Mishmi language | English via predicate surface "primaryContactLanguage" ⓘ |