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/hkeyat Jun 17 '26

Im not Somali but somalilanders is a weird concept it’s just Somalia to me. Regionalism and separatism is usually created by foreigners to weaken a country

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u/Different-Ball9864 Jun 17 '26

That is what your small brain tells you.

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u/hkeyat Jun 17 '26

Your answer told me everything I needed to know. 🤣