What is the dfference between Somali Somalian

[MoonLight1]

The ethnic composition includes,

Somali 95.6%

, Oromo 2.25%, Amhara 0.69%, and

Somalians 0.63%

, and Guragie 0.14%.

I found this official data from the Federal Government of Ethiopia's website, very strange. what do they mean Somali & Somalian?

http://www.ethiopia.gov.et/en_GB/statesomali

[Safferz]

When I saw the link was from the Ethiopian government, I assumed it would be the distinction between Somali nationals and ethnic Somalis (like those in kilika shanaad, who are citizens of Ethiopia). But they say ethnicity here, so it makes no sense.

[Mahiigaan]

Somali and Somalians and Somaligna is only found in the Tigray mindset. Other than that, there are only Somalis in the Somali Peninsula, period.

[Saalax]

Somalians they mean people from Somalia (displaced refugees). If you haven't noticed there is a certain refugee camps

in Ethiopia for displaced Somalis from south Somalia as such the one in Kebri Bayax.

[spartacus]

if there is somalian and somali.. somaliland what it will be? just saying..haha

[Saalax]

Somaliland nationality is Somalilander and the ethnicity of the nation is Somali.

[Cadale]

I consider myself as somalilandish with a somali ethnicity

[Saalax]

You can't be a Somalilander since you're from Cadaale, south Somalia.