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Geographic Language Use Type (GLU)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: glu.ttl

Name

geographicLanguageUseType

Datatype

Enumeration

Definition

The general function or prevalence of a specified language within a geographic location.

Description

For example, in the province of Xinjiang, China, there are two official languages, Mandarin and Uighur (a Turkic language). Regional languages spoken in Xinjiang province include Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, and Mongol.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

NFDD

Values

• GLU_1 Bridge Language
• GLU_2 Minority Language
• GLU_3 National Language
• GLU_4 Non-indigenous Language
• GLU_5 Official Language
• GLU_6 Regional Language

Used by

• ZD030 Cultural Context Location

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.