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# The immutable articles cannot be overridden, overturned or modified in any way, except by another immutable article. New immutable articles can only be added by suggestion of Natano or a Katu, and must be unanimously supported by every member of the legislature. | # The immutable articles cannot be overridden, overturned or modified in any way, except by another immutable article. New immutable articles can only be added by suggestion of Natano or a Katu, and must be unanimously supported by every member of the legislature. | ||
===Lower Houses=== | ===Lower Houses=== | ||
====Elector System==== | |||
===Upper Houses=== | ===Upper Houses=== | ||
===Regions=== | ===Regions=== | ||
===Subdivisions=== | ===Subdivisions=== | ||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
===Ethnicity=== | ===Ethnicity=== | ||
Takatta Loa officially recognizes only three ethnic groups, the Loa, the Ancestral Loa (Uise-Loa) and None-Loa Polynesians. However, the Loa, who make up 99% of the population of the nation, tend to recognize themselves as being divided into five groups; Isi, Ahoso, Masa, Safa and Highland Loa. The Isi Loa, also called Insular Loa, are regarded as the 'pure' Loa, as they and their islands are the ones whom the Loa culture and ethnicity originated from. As such, their dialect of Insuo Loa has the least amount of mainland influence, and their culture largely lacks many integral aspects of mainland Loa culture. Although they make up the vast majority of the Loa Islands, the majority of Isi Loa reside outside of the islands in the many former "civilized settlements" that served as the centers of nationalization and Loafication, as well as in Disa'adakuo. The Isi Loa are notably genetically distinct from not only the other Loa, but most human populations despite relatively close linguistic similarities to the Polynesians. This is attributed to a genetic bottleneck in the past resulting in unique characteristics such as variegated blond, brown, and black hair that usually fades to dark brown or black by adulthood, incapability to metabolize milk or alcohol, missing wisdom teeth, immunity to malaria, general similarity of appearance and most crucially a universally AB- blood type, the rarest in the world. This has led to [[Humanness of the Loa|debates on whether or not the Loa are actually ''Homo sapiens'']] or are another human species. This has also been influenced by the unique cultural aspects of the Isi Loa, such as the fact that they are the only matriarchal society and a seeming lack of cannibalism or incest taboo, though the latter is a Kiravian and Occidental misconception as they misunderstood the concept of moiety, and in the Kiravian case the Loa understanding of moiety. These debates have been settled due to genetic testing revealing that although unique, the Isi Loa are entirely human. | |||
[[File:|thumb|Map of Loa ethnic groups]] | The Ahoso Loa consist of the Loa located in the central and eastern Ahoso Basin and the nearby Kaona Lake region, as well as the coastal regions surrounding the Uahaaua Bay. The peripheral Ahoso regions experienced migrations of the riverine Polynesians following the Loa invasions of the 1700s, resulting in the regions being assimilated into the riverine culture. When Loafication began, the four governors assigned to this vast region of Takatta Loa decided to experiment to see if they could create a 'uniform' culture according to [[Loa Racial Science|racist theories of culture]], resulting in cultural continuity across this region despite the deep differences and considering the riverine migration. As such, the Ahoso currently comprise nearly 35% of the population and demonstrate remarkable continuity despite some levels of diversity such as in cuisine. The Ahoso dialect is consistent across regions and ideas and practices regarding family, dress, superstitions and property. | ||
The Masa Loa are the Loa found in the eastern Masa Mountains and the tributaries of the Iuemakele River. These Loa largely descend from the medieval kingdom of Paoala, which ruled much of the Masa mountains and engaged in significant amounts of piracy before the Loa invasion. Due to their geographical proximity to the Loa Islands, the Masa Loa have the most Isi influence of the mainland groups due to a somewhat longer history under Loa occupation. However, there are significant independent cultural features of the Masa such as their intense focus on pork and yam cultivation, as most of the Masa territory is mountainous. Further, the Masa are often stereotyped as aggressive warriors due to their history as pirates and use of soldiers originating from Masa cultures as enforcers of the Loa Empire. | |||
The Safa Loa are the second largest ethnic group and are a religio-ethnic group, being overwhelmingly Muslim. In 1740, a vassal king to the Loa Empire embraced Islam and restylized his kingdom as the Safa Kingdom (lit, 'Pure Kingdom'), with Islam becoming especially entrenched in the region. The governor assigned to the kingdom during Loafication made many concessions, such as allowing the people to keep Islamic dress, follow Islamic dietary rules and maintain Arabic as a second language, all privileges that other groups did not have with the Loa going so far as to render certain crops and animals extinct so the indigenous people would be forced to follow the acceptable diet. This resulted in the formation of the Safa Loa, who are largely defined by how their adherence to Islam interacted with their culture and Loafication as opposed to other Loa Muslims who consider themselves Muslim but of their respective cultures. | |||
The Highland Loa are a new phenomenon, originating with the various Loa groups that were ranked as 'Peripheral' groups by the standards of Loafication and so were not given a standardized Loa education nor extremely strict adherence to Loa cultural acceptability. These Loa were often the descendants of non-Loa Polynesians who escaped Loafication but assimilated into the national culture due to economic pressures. During the latter half of the 20th Century, regional radio and television shows as well as internal migration led to the various highland people, who already shared a semi peripheral status and culture, to borrow cultural elements, dialectal slang and identity between each other, gradually creating a shared sense of 'Highlandedness'. This especially gained traction with the poor, rural youths who traveled to big cities for work and found the most kinship with other highland folk. In 2021, Takatta Loa officially recognized Highland Loa as their own cultural group. | |||
The Non-Loa Polynesians, who often prefer to be called simply Polynesians or (''Tagata'') as it doesn't place the Loa as the standard, make up less than 1% of the population. They consist of the Polynesians that escaped Loafication, and persist to this day as distinct cultural and ethnic groups. They have linguistic and ethnic distinctions from the Loa and actively maintain these distinctions. They are also subject to discrimination, being mistaken for immigrants due to the idea that Takatta Loa is a 'Loa country' and often being subject to ignorance, communal neglect and general disdain for their otherness. | |||
[[File:Loa_Ethnicity_Map.png|thumb|Map of Loa ethnic groups]] | |||
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