Welayta Culture ID

Welayta culture in Crusader Universalis 3.

Welayta Culture

Welayta
East African
The culture ID for Welayta is welayta.
welayta

Commands

The following command will set your culture to 'Welayta.'

set_culture welayta

The following command will change the culture of the specified county to 'Welayta.'

change_culture [county id] welayta

Information

NameWelayta
Culture IDwelayta
HeritageEast African
EthosStoic
LanguageOmotic
ArchitectureAfrican
FashionArabic
Coat of ArmsEast African
Military EquipmentArabic

Overview

Located in the southern part of Ethiopia, the Welayta culture has a rich history associated with its people, customs, food, music, and dance. The Welayta people have a distinct identity, language, and culture in Ethiopia. The Welayta language, also known as Welamo, is spoken by over a million people and is part of the East Cushitic family of languages, which also includes Oromo and Somali.

Artistically, the Welayta people are renowned for their vibrant music and dance forms like Tigrigna, a fast-paced and energy-infused dance. Their music distinctly features a fusion of strong rhythms with traditional instruments like the 'kirar,' an Ethiopian chordophone.

The Welayta’s cultural cuisine is highly diverse. One of the most common dishes is 'Kocho,' a type of bread made from the root of the Enset or False Banana plant. This plant is widely cultivated in the southern highlands of Ethiopia.

Welayta is rich in traditional wise sayings called "Magaleta". These wise sayings are used to educate the younger generations about the cultural values, norms, humanity, and wisdom of the community and are an integral part of the Welayta people's culture.

Despite their ethnic diversity, the Welayta's unity in preserving and sharing their unique traditions and cultures gives them a remarkable status in Ethiopian cultural mosaic.

Stoic Ethos

Stoic Ethos

Stoic Ethos

This culture believes in standing strong like a mountain, taking any and all hardships that life may throw at them and enduring them all with grim determination and an indomitable spirit.

  • +5 Defender Advantage
  • -15% Stress Gain
  • -15% Friendly Fatal Casualties
  • +0.25 Disease Resistance Health Boost

Each culture will have an ethos, which represents the core values, principles and attitude towards life that the culture has. It also determines which court types are available for kingdoms and empires.

Welayta Traditions

  • Frequent Festivities
  • Mountain Skirmishing

Each culture will have several traditions, which represent the main customs of a culture and can grant various effects. A culture can have up to five traditions in the tribal era, with every additional era reached granting an additional slot for Traditions.

Welayta Architecture

African

African Architecture

East African Cultures

The following are the IDs of cultures that share the same heritage, East African, as the Welayta culture:

CultureCulture IDEthos
DajudajuStoic
EthiopianethiopianSpiritual
NubiannubianSpiritual
WelaytawelaytaStoic