I never understand "north" and "south" argument. What is PL, or say reer Bari, for example Bosaaso is more northern than Hargeisa, am I as an inhabitant of Bosaaso a northerner? What do I and for example my father who grew up in Jaamaame / Kismayo as southern as it gets have in common culturally? North / South divide is total nonsense.
Waaqoyi is the north and the rest of Somalia is south of it. Bari is east.
The division between the south and the north started in colonialism, which created major political and economy disparities between the two upon union
Outside powers sought exploit that tension, to weaken and fracture Somalis. Thereby you have the current day problem.
It’s literally what they do. Of course after hearing lander most Somalis respond with “wtf is lander”. If you talk to enough of them you’ll hear “I’m not Somali I’m lander” quite often. Or “I’m not from Somalia, I’m from…” you get the point. An isolationist yet tight night community with only their own.
They are trying to assert a nationality, they are not denying their ethnicity.
Somaliland is actually not isolationist , they rep their Somali culture and do business with other Somalis. When i say outside the propaganda they really don't really operate differently from a federal state.