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Trans–New Guinea languages, an Uncommon card
Trans–New Guinea is an extensive family of Papuan languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and neighboring islands, a region corresponding to the country Papua New Guinea as well as parts of Indonesia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 144 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Trans–New Guinea languages quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Trans–New Guinea languages card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The languages are spoken by around 3 ______ people.
Answer
million. The languages are spoken by around 3 million people. From the Trans–New Guinea languages article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Trans–New Guinea languages. Trans–New Guinea languages 77 · Carpathian Mountains 74 · Orange River 71 · Eating 68 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Orange River. Orange River 60,000 · Alternation of generations 45,000 · Trans–New Guinea languages 32,000 · Banded bullfrog 21,000 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.
- Trans–New Guinea is perhaps the third-largest language family in the world by number of languages.
- The core of the family is considered to be established, but its boundaries and overall membership are uncertain.
- The languages are spoken by around 3 million people.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Trans–New Guinea languages article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Trans–New Guinea languages
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Trans–New Guinea languages (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kwamikagami, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
