Welayta

Welayta

Welayta (ወላይታ, also Wolayta, Wolaita, Walayta, etc.) may refer to:
* Welayta people, an ethnic group of Ethiopia
* Wolaytta language, spoken by Welayta people
* Kingdom of Welayta, a Welayta kingdom founded in medieval times surviving until the 19th century.


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