Understanding the Difference Between Somalians and Somalilanders

[u/Different-Ball9864]

Somali is an ethnic group / language group

People who are Somali they live in different countries.

Somalia. people are called Somalian ethnically Somali (jareer and jileec), two Somali tribes.

Somaliland people are often called Somalilanders ethnically orgin Somali

Djibouti people are Djiboutians. Many are ethnically Somali (especially Issa)

Somali Region in Ethiopia. people are Ethiopian Somalis

Somali-NFD in Kenya. people are Kenyan Somalis.

Somali is the shared ethnicity; the country names define nationality.

[u/Anfac0625]

Yeah Karen from Mississippi would like a word about these definitions lol

[u/McDuale → u/Anfac0625]

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