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Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, an Uncommon card
Canadian syllabic writing, or simply syllabics, is a family of writing systems used with a number of indigenous Canadian languages of the Algonquian, Eskaleut, and Athabaskan language families.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 144 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
These ______ had no formal writing system previously.
Answer
languages. These languages had no formal writing system previously. From the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bus rapid transit. Bus rapid transit 83 · Canadian Aboriginal syllabics 80 · León, Guanajuato 75 · Confectionery 72 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Confectionery. Confectionery 180,000 · Guardian angel 130,000 · Canadian Aboriginal syllabics 100,000 · Trans-Saharan trade 76,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- These languages had no formal writing system previously.
- They are valued for their distinctiveness from the Latin script and for the ease with which literacy can be achieved.
- For instance, by the late 19th century the Cree had achieved what may have been one of the highest rates of literacy in the world.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Canadian Aboriginal syllabics article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Society cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Canadian Aboriginal syllabics in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Remote controlUncommon · Science · ATK 72 DEF 72
- Simon bar KokhbaUncommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 74
- ArcadiusUncommon · History · ATK 71 DEF 73
- Equilateral triangleUncommon · Science · ATK 79 DEF 65
- Chukar partridgeUncommon · Nature · ATK 70 DEF 74
- AligarhUncommon · Society · ATK 73 DEF 71
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Society cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Canadian Aboriginal syllabics (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : 718 Bot at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
