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Torricelli languages, a Common card
The Torricelli languages are a family of about fifty languages of the northern Papua New Guinea coast, spoken by about 80,000 people.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 38
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,500
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Torricelli languages quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Torricelli languages card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They are named after the Torricelli ______.
Answer
Mountains. They are named after the Torricelli Mountains. From the Torricelli languages article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Torricelli languages. Torricelli languages 63 · Roger Zatkoff 59 · 1998 Idaho gubernatorial election 55 · Cent-Suisses 51 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- They are named after the Torricelli Mountains.
- The most populous and best known Torricelli language is Arapesh, with about 30,000 speakers.
- They are not clearly related to other Papuan language families, however, attempts have been made to establish external links.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Torricelli languages article was read about 5,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 38: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Torricelli languages
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The cards just above and just below Torricelli languages in the power ranking, all domains together.
- The PendragonsCommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 40
- Roger ZatkoffCommon · Society · ATK 59 DEF 42
- Toby HarriesCommon · Society · ATK 62 DEF 39
- PalpimanidaeCommon · Nature · ATK 55 DEF 46
- Alexander GeynrikhCommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 36
- Hovhannes ShirazCommon · Arts · ATK 58 DEF 43
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Torricelli languages (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Noahedits, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
