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 | caption          = Clockwise from top: A Loa girl from the northern Seoua Highlands ~ Safa Loa selling traditional Islamic pastries ~ High Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Ngueka ueue Kalai'iinga]] ~ A marketplace in eastern Ahoso ~ A traditional Masa wedding pair ~ A woman from Disa'adakuo
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-| population      = c. '''195,090,053''' worldwide, 134,562,985 in Takatta Loa, 20,527,068 diaspora
+| population      = c. '''202,519,725''' worldwide, 174,562,985 in Takatta Loa, 27,956,740 diaspora
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 ==Etymology==
-The etymology of Loa is almost entirely unknown due to both a lack of sensical linguistic root, the folk etymology being quite literally no etymology and the unique circumstances of Insuo Loa's development. The folk etymology states that the queen of the Loa who led their expedition decided to abandon their old name and call her people the Loa, as that had no meaning and so they would give the word a meaning. Linguistic analysis turns up no meaningful root as the word ''loa'' has many contrasting meanings in various Polynesian languages that it is difficult to ascertain which one, if any, the term loa developed from.
+The etymology of Loa is almost entirely unknown due to both a lack of sensical linguistic root, the folk etymology being quite literally no etymology and the unique circumstances of Insuo Loa's development. The folk etymology states that the queen of the Loa who led their expedition decided to abandon their old name and call her people the Loa, as that had no meaning and so they would give the word a meaning. Linguistic analysis turns up no meaningful root as the word ''loa'' has many contrasting meanings in various Polynesian languages that make it difficult to ascertain which one, if any, the term loa developed from.
 ==Ethnogenesis==
+The ethnogenesis of the Loa developed during the 800s BCE when a volcanic eruption on the Loa island of XXXX resulted in the death of almost the entirety of the Isles' population, with the exception of an estimated 10 families on the island of Kakurana. These ten families would go on to provide the entirety of the Loa's genetic makeup, and as a result the Loa have astonishingly low genetic diversity. This has led to recessive traits emerging in the Isi Loa, such as a near 85% of multiple birth in all pregnancies, a near universal AB- blood types and very high rates of cancer, with 90% of Loa developing cancer by the age of 65, and 66% by the age of 45. As such, the Isi Loa have a markedly distinct outlook on disease and life than mainland Loa, with their significant genetic advantages and disadvantages shaping their perception of mortality and family to be more oriented towards youth and viewing any age past 30 as a distant time. In modern times, this has led to a significant focus on both cancer research with the Isi founded [[Rehanji Pharmaceuticals]] focusing on cancer research and the view that the Isi are disadvantaged compared to other ethnic groups now that they are no longer the most prestigious or numerous group.
+The circumstances of the Loa ethnogenesis also led to significant linguistic and cultural changes, with the language of Insuo Loa both retaining features that have been lost in later Polynesian languages such as 'l' and 'r' distinction, but also developing features unseen in Austronesian languages at all, like lexical and grammatical tones. This has led to significant impact as Insuo Loa was adopted and enforced across the centuries, as Polynesians have both adapted to and adapted Insuo Loa in significant ways.
 ==History==
 ==Demographics==