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Niger–Congo languages, an Uncommon card
Niger–Congo is a proposed family of African languages spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 160,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Niger–Congo languages quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Niger–Congo languages card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The number of named Niger–Congo languages listed by ______ is 1,540.
Answer
Ethnologue. The number of named Niger–Congo languages listed by Ethnologue is 1,540. From the Niger–Congo languages article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Andrei Sakharov. Andrei Sakharov 84 · Niger–Congo languages 80 · Common snapping turtle 73 · Acorus calamus 70 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Niger–Congo languages. Niger–Congo languages 160,000 · Nutrition 100,000 · Acorus calamus 71,000 · Crassulacean acid metabolism 41,000 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.
- It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages, and possibly several smaller groups of languages that are difficult to classify.
- If valid, Niger–Congo would be the world's largest language family in terms of member languages, the third-largest in terms of speakers, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area.
- The number of named Niger–Congo languages listed by Ethnologue is 1,540.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Niger–Congo languages article was read about 160,000 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 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Niger–Congo languages
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Niger–Congo languages (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : File:Africa_map_blank.svg : User:Sting Derivative work: User:SUM1 Language info: compiled , CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
