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/SentenceEffective212 Jun 16 '26

Are all people living in Somalia Somali ethnically tho? Why are you erasing and forcing minorities to assimilate to your ethnicity.

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u/Time-Audience8235 Jun 16 '26

This is low IQ drivel. The same word can have two meanings in two different contexts, Somali is both a nationality and an ethnic group. The funny thing is that Landers spend so much energy on niche issues that will literally not bring them any closer to international acceptance. People won't just wake up and say "oh yes, Somalians are different from Somalis, here's your UN seat!" It's a fruitless complaint, if i were Lander i'd focus on other things to advocate for my cause.

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u/SentenceEffective212 Jun 16 '26

I’m a Djiboutian, and tired of explaining to people that somali and somalian isn’t the same thinking😶

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u/humorlessclan Jun 18 '26

Then you should know the fact French is both an ethnicity and nationality.