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Makuva language, a Common card
Makuva, also known as Makuʼa or Lóvaia, is an apparently extinct Austronesian language spoken at the northeast tip of East Timor near the town of Tutuala.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 41
- DEF
- 22
- Power
- 63
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 900
Power 63 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
Makuva language quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Makuva language card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A 2003 report ______ that there were only five fluent speakers of the language.
Answer
estimated. A 2003 report estimated that there were only five fluent speakers of the language. From the Makuva language article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The ethnic population was 50 in ____, but the younger generation uses Fataluku as their first or second language.
Answer
1980s. The ethnic population was 50 in 1981, but the younger generation uses Fataluku as their first or second language. From the Makuva language article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Makuva has been heavily influenced by neighboring East Timorese Papuan languages, to the extent that it was long thought to be a Papuan language.
- The ethnic population was 50 in 1981, but the younger generation uses Fataluku as their first or second language.
- A 2003 report estimated that there were only five fluent speakers of the language.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Makuva language article was read about 900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 41 and blocks with 22: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
How to get Makuva language
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Makuva language (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : J. Patrick Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
