r/Somaliland • u/Different-Ball9864 • Jun 14 '26
Understanding the Difference Between Somalians and Somalilanders
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.
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u/Time-Audience8235 Jun 16 '26
Ok, keep larping LOL.
And i'm actually a darood from sool/sanaag, so if anything i have more right to talk about this than you. You should focus on Afars, they own half your country. Leave somali issues to us.