Af somali name for Somalia

[Khaem]

Somalia - the suffix (-ia) comes from Latin/Italian

Somaliland - the suffix (-land) comes from Germanic/English

What is the real af somali name for Somalia then? Somaliyeed?

 

[Internet Nomad]

Soolmaaliya is somalinized version of somalia

 

[Khaem]

Soolmaaliya is somalinized version of somalia

Shit sounds so ass bro

 

[Internet Nomad]

Dhulsomal

 

[Avalanche]

Soomaaliyeed

 

[Khaem]

Dhulsomal

I actually had that in mind but I never heard anyone use "dhul" "dhulka" like that so

 

[Avalanche]

I actually had that in mind but I never heard anyone use "dhul" "dhulka" like that so

Somalia in af-Somali is Soomaaliya however it still uses the latin suffix

 

[Khaem]

Somalia in af-Somali is Soomaaliya however it still uses the latin suffix

Then it isn't really "somali" it's just a somali spelling of an Italian word

 

[Killamenace78]

Somalia - the suffix (-ia) comes from Latin/Italian

Somaliland - the suffix (-land) comes from Germanic/English

What is the real af somali name for Somalia then? Somaliyeed?

When we all unite let’s go by SoomaliWeyn

 

[Avalanche]

Then it isn't really "somali" it's just a somali spelling of an Italian word

To be fair, it is common for most countries in the world to use Latin suffixes. That doesn't make the name any less Somali. But I am disgusted when I hear the British suffix -land. It sounds awful

 

[Internet Nomad]

When we all unite let’s go by SoomaliWeyn

Thats just the somalinized version of greater somalia.

What did somalis call the pan-somali landmass prior to colonisation

 

[Khaem]

To be fair, it is common for most countries in the world to use Latin suffixes. That doesn't make the name any less Somali. But I am disgusted when I hear the British suffix -land. It sounds awful

Tbf most these countries have their own native names also. India has Bahrat. Japan calls themselves Nipon. Korea is Choson, Syria is technically Al Sham, China is Zhongguo and so on

 

[Avalanche]

Tbf most these countries have their own native names also. India has Bahrat. Japan calls themselves Nipon. Korea is Choson, Syria is technically Al Sham, China is Zhongguo and so on

Well Somalia used to be called Somali Republic before Coup d'état

Somali Republic - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Khaem]

Well Somalia used to be called Somali Republic before Coup d'état

Somali Republic - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There's many names like that but no one really calls a country "the X Republic"

 

[Arkan]

Dhulka Soomaaliyeed.

The Arabs called it Ardul Soomaal

 

[Avalanche]

There's many names like that but no one really calls a country "the X Republic"

Yeah but it would still be called Somali