Somali vs Somalian

[zingii]

Some time ago, i took a relative of mine to the hospital for an appointment.
When we got there, i went to the counter and registered the relative and took a seat.
Moments later the receptionist calls the relatives name and i go back to the counter.
The receptionist asked whether the patient spoke english or not and if SOMALIAN interpreter was needed.
Seeing the mistake i tried to correct the receptionist by informing her that its "SOMALI and not SOMALIAN".
She looks me dead in the eyes and says "THE SYSTEM HAS IT AS SOMALIAN".

[PrinceDaadi]

though it is "Somali" that is the people and the language, the word Somalian is also used though it is wrong.

[zingii]

I felt like arguing with her about it but i knew it wasn't her fault that she was misinformed.

Dad baa turjumaan iska dhigaya oo le "i am professional interpreter" laakinse luuqada nooga ciyaaraya.

[Thuganomics]

Dumb blond hey aheyd miyaa Lol The computer says no

[Rabshoole]

I gave up on correcting ajnabis.

[Tuushi]

The "system" was set up by a human. It should be fixed.

[ASMtimacade]

Somali people
Somali language

English people
English language

German people
German language

Dutch people
Ducht language

Should i goo on ?? Most non-Somalis know its Somali but still use Somalian.

[kambuli]

I always try to correct, not only non-Somalis but young Somali generation born in the west...I always say to them, do you call people from Sudan, Sudanians?

[Marques]

I've been saying Somalians all my life. Feels incomplete to stop at Somali.

[InaSamaale]

^ how about if ur speaking Somali to ur parents do you use 'Somalian', like "dariskaaas cusub oo Somalian ah"

[Lillaahiya]

^

Naagtan waabay roon tahay hadday garatay inaad Somali tahiin.

[AmalJaber]

Somalian is the citizen of somalia; Somali is an ethnic group/Language. For example, if AW marries a white woman and brings her to Somalia, is that girl Somali? Definitely not...but if Hassan Sheikh allows her to be a citizen, then she'll be Somalian.

[Amirsade]

Actually the Ugandans are somalian now, they've been here more than five years and is eligible to apply for the citizenship card, now they're busy bringing their woman to mogadishu where they can work inside villa somalia and have their kids born as a Somali.

[SultanOrder]

Yall need to give up the battle is lost. In english there are three ways to denote a people.

You add the suffix:
-an
American
Kenyan
-ese
Chinese
Japonese
-ish
Swedish
Spanish

And the rare case where it doesn't fall into either categories:
Dutch
Welsh
Saudi
Qatari

[zingii]

Dumb blond hey aheyd miyaa Lol The computer says no

She was African American.