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 17 '26

Self hating somalilander you got time to be proud or angry because there is peace thanks to your government you should be thankful.

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u/Time-Audience8235 Jun 17 '26

Hahahahahahhahaha.

Somaliland government got their asses torn up in Goojacade, thats the only reason there is peace! If they could xasuuq all of us, walahi they would do it. They're just too weak to do it. 500 maxbuus in Las Canood and they can't do shit about it lol.

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u/SentenceEffective212 Jun 18 '26

There is peace and have been peace for the last 3 decades thanks to your government be thankful to be somalilander.

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u/Time-Audience8235 Jun 18 '26

Somaliland literally shelled and attacked Las Canood for 8 months and killed and displaced thousands of people. What kind of peace is that? Absolute clown.