This triggers me!

It’s the fault of the Italians, usually the name for a person from a country that ends in -ia is to add an n to it.

Algeria, Algerian
Bosnia, Bosnian
Croatia, Croatian

Since Somalia ends in ia it’s no wonder English speakers assume Somalis are called Somalians
 

wonyluvr

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How do you find that offensive? Somali is the ethnicity but somalian is the nationality if you're from somalia.
 

NidarNidar

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How do you find that offensive? Somali is the ethnicity but somalian is the nationality if you're from somalia.
Somali would still be the nationality, like Irish being a ethnicity and also the nationality of Ireland, you're not going to say Irisian.
 
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