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Modern day Takatta Loa is a constitutional theocracy, with the Order of Natano being the official rulers of the republic, but holding mostly ceremonial powers and very limited legislative powers. The four legislative Houses, divided broadly into Open (elected officials) and Closed (hereditary or very limited electorate), hold the powers of government. In particular, the Open Houses are the primary legislative, administrative and security focused bodies while the Closed Houses form the national budget and oversee healthcare and education. All four of the legislative houses are involved in the legislative voting process, however.

==Etymology==

'Takatta Loa' came from a Loa corruption and misunderstanding of the Polynesian phrase ''Uana o Tagata'', or Land of Mankind. The Loa thought Tagata, or Takat, referred to the land and not people, and so called it ''Takat ta Loa'', or Land Conquered by the Loa. They notably use the ''a'' possession unlike the Polynesians, distinguishing it as a foreign land that they themselves ruled over, not an inalienable land belonging to no-one as ''Uana o Tagata'' implied. This reflected the Loa perception of both themselves and their land as being the result of war and conquest. ''Jomiria'ari'' is an Arabic word referring to a republic. It taken from Muslim sources by the Loa as they had no concept of a republic before contact with Occidental civilizations.

===Palatial Collapse and Ko'ngairauo Wars===

===Early Medieval Age===

==Geography==

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===Ecology===

===Climate and environment===

The two Lower Houses of Commons and Chieftains consist of approximately 1,000 legislators from 500 districts, which are further divided into 18 regions. The regions exist for administrative purposes and have no impact on the legislature. The legislators represent approximately 250,000 people each and outnumber the Upper Houses by around 39 to one. The House of Commons is elected from among every citizen of Takatta Loa and serves to represent civilian interests. The House of Chieftains is elected from among every active duty military member and their spouse and serves to represent military interests. The primary function of the Lower Houses is to propose and pass legislation. Any Loa citizen can propose a law, and provided it gains enough signatures on a petition, their representative is obligated to deliver it to the legislature. The legislator must also propose laws to their people in the same manner in order to be able to propose it to the broader legislature. Although the Upper Houses also vote on legislation, their votes are in theory small enough to be insignificant. However, several members of the Upper Houses have gained enough sway in political parties that they can have an outsized impact on legislation. The Lower Houses must also approve the budget as designed by the Upper Houses. They can choose to reject this and thus force a resetting, but this is relatively rare.

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===Upper Houses===

===Regions===

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===Languages===

The national language of Takatta Loa is known as Insuo Loa, and is spoken as a native language by almost every citizen of Takatta Loa, although several dialects do exist. However, there are several smaller languages spoken throughout the nation. These tend to be the descendents of the Pre-Loa Polynesian languages spoken by the modern day Non-Loa Polynesians, as well as the language spoken by the Ancestral Loa, who still speak it as a mother tongue. [[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]] is also widely taught in Loa schools, and most Loa have a rudimentary knowledge of Coscivian. It is the largest second language with around 40 million Loa reporting proficiency in Coscivian. However, most Loa don't use it in everyday life, mostly when communicating in business settings with Kiravian or [[Paulastra|Paulastran]] nationals, or when consuming Coscivian media. As such, few Loa can hold a conversation in Coscivian with the majority of Loa who claim proficiency having a limited knowledge learned from social media and schooling. Arabic is the third largest second language in Takatta Loa, spoken primarily by Loa Muslims, with around 25 million people speaking Arabic as a second language.  There has also been a movement to revive the pre-Loa mainland languages, to limited success. It has mostly gained traction among the Safa Loa and the Highland groups. Old Safa has been adopted as a second language by around 40,000 people and a third language by 160,000 people since revival efforts began in 1995. There are around 1,000 people with Old Safa as a native language. Paiyatulu, a formerly extinct language in the northern highlands, has been the most successful, being adopted by 600,000 people and has been acknowledged as a regional language in the Kanu’aua Region, the first instance of an officially recognized regional language in Takatta Loa. There has also been an effort to revitalize the Polynesian scripts that were in use until around 1830, though this has seen limited success. Only Paiyatulu has implemented a non Loa script due to the presence of multiple phonemes not found in the Loa script

===Religion===

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===Education===

===School Year===

This system applies to primary, secondary and higher education. Furthermore, primary and secondary mandate a seven hour school day with a two hour break in the middle, from noon to 9 pm. This means that on average, a Loa student would experience around 38,304 hours of school from grade 1 to grade 13. However, due to the fact that the lunar calendar is 11 days shorter than the ecdysial calendar, and that both the Muslim holidays and the lunar holidays fall on different days every year, the actual number tends to be larger due to the fact that inevitably some holidays will overlap, meaning that the Loa student can expect to have less than the expected 61 free days every few years.

==Culture and Society==

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===Arts and Literature===

Takatta Loa has a rich literary tradition, with history of literacy dating back roughly 1,300 years. As such, the primary mode of artistic expression throughout the ages has been through poetry and novels. Literature in Takatta Loa is generally divided into time periods; Palatial literature dating to the Palatial Era of Polynesian civilization from around 700 to 1000 CE, Early Medieval literature dating to 1000-1200 CE, Middle and Late Medieval literature dating to 1200-1500 CE, Pre-Conquest literature dating to 1500-1700 CE, Early Imperial literature dating 1700-1830 CE, Late Imperial and Imperial Collapse literature dating to 1830-1900 and finally modern literature dating to after the 1900s. Early Polynesian works tend to by mythological epics with an intense focus on relationships with nature. Few of these works survive in the modern day, being lost during the medieval age. The Medieval Ages themselves show a more sophisticated development of literature, with a focus on historical or fictional novels. [[The Tale of Karama E]] is the most widely known example of early medieval novels, focused on the sexual exploits of Karama E who was a swordsmith that lived on the border of the free Polynesian states and the [[Vallos|Undecimvirates]]. The fall of the Undecimvirates is a major aspect of the later works, often focusing on the heros or villains of the period and various retellings of battles and wars that emerged during the time. The [[Epic of Ngarata]] is an 800,000 word epic focused on the fall of the city of Ngarata. The primary hallmarks of late Polynesian and Loa literature tend to be lamentations and focus on both inner experience and outward alienation. Loa civilization is founded on the Loa Imperial Conquest and the nationalization period of Loafication, both of which resulted in the deaths of millions and the near genocide of the mainland Polynesians through either war or more commonly assimilation into a national identity. As such, much of contemporary and early modern Loa literature is commonly described as 'mournful' or 'bitter' by Occidentals due to themes of loss and tragedy being very common, often used as an allegory for how deeply these historical events still penetrate Loa culture by exploring how violence manifests in daily life. Although humorous works are fairly common, they are often tinged with this sense of bitterness and are often satirical criticizations of current or past events, such as the famous [[Haunted Herald]] by Seranda'a. Loa religion and culture also deeply values inner experience, believing it is only through a unique personal experience that one can know the divine. As such, many works are often contemplative and meant as meditative works. Prominent examples include [[Descent into Non-Reality]] by Kalaroai, or the Books of Ecdysis. The former focuses on the author's detachment from her earthly body and her role as a royal attendant, and explores the many attempts she made to "escape [her] skin", often to bloody means.

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