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Countries With an "Ese" Demonym

A person from the Netherlands is Dutch. Someone from Sweden is Swedish. Which countries have people who are something "ese"?
One of these countries also uses an "i" demonym
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First submittedMay 28, 2013
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Africa
Benin (Beninese)
D.R. Congo (Congolese)
Gabon (Gabonese)
Rep. of the Congo (Congolese)
Senegal (Senegalese)
South Sudan (South Sudanese)
Sudan (Sudanese)
Togo (Togolese)
Asia
Bhutan (Bhutanese)
China (Chinese)
East Timor (East Timorese)
Japan (Japanese)
Lebanon (Lebanese)
Myanmar (Burmese)
Nepal (Nepalese)
Taiwan (Taiwanese)
Vietnam (Vietnamese)
Europe
Malta (Maltese)
Portugal (Portuguese)
San Marino (Sammarinese)
 
Oceania
Kiribati (Gilbertese / I-Kiribati )
Marshall Islands (Marshallese)
 
South America
Guyana (Guyanese)
Suriname (Surinamese)
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75 Comments
cuotak
+17
Level 70
May 30, 2013
Great quiz
Djilas
+35
Level 86
Jun 10, 2020
Timor is in Asia, at least on JetPunk.
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Jun 10, 2020
Fixed.
APHill
+4
Level 77
Jun 10, 2020
I am not sure how these are arranged within each continent, but alphabetically would be nice. Otherwise, nice quiz!
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 10, 2020
Was there like one out of order or something?
HinesBrothers
+20
Level 78
Jun 10, 2020
There are in the correct alphabetical order by country. That user is probably suggesting them being in order by denonym, making Congolese and Burmese in the wrong spot.
mf3
+5
Level 90
Jun 10, 2020
Imagine my surprise at discovering that the people of Kiribati are not called Gilbertese (per JetPunk)! I think that's the proper English demonym (as opposed to I-Kiribati in the local language, which is ... Gilbertese!).
joeythelemur
+3
Level 81
Jun 11, 2020
Chinese is not accepted.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 11, 2020
Fixed
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 59
Apr 26, 2022
Then what is acccepted?
Charliezard
+9
Level 67
May 20, 2022
China
jm
+3
Level 88
Jun 11, 2020
I know it's about countries, but I thought Indonesia - Balinese, Javanese.
In2restingFacts
+2
Level 27
Sep 28, 2025
“Indonese”
JonOfKent
+2
Level 60
Jun 11, 2020
I needed more time :-(
EytanMelech
+4
Level 66
Jun 11, 2020
Gilbertese for Kiribati?
Jeremy
+1
Level 78
Jun 12, 2020
Yes, I believe Kiribati should be an answer as well.
Dblingah
+10
Level 79
Jun 11, 2020
It took an embarrassing amount of time for me to figure out that the title wasn't talking about the Spanish slang term "ese."
angrobper14
+5
Level 86
Jun 12, 2020
Which, funny enough, won't mean anything outside California. Just saying...
stoodmarsh
+10
Level 35
Jun 12, 2020
i didnt know people from san marino were called sammarinese but i guess you learn something new every day lol
tshalla
+3
Level 78
Jul 2, 2022
I was thinking "ease" and never thought of "a-say."
Luni
+5
Level 93
Jun 14, 2020
Guess I'm making up tongolese
katieeeeeeeeeeee
+1
Level 63
Feb 12, 2024
omg i did too tho
undeadwarrior
+7
Level 66
Jun 15, 2020
How about one for deimonym "ian" of countries? Iranian, Belgian, Canadian, Peruvian... it could potentially be quite hard!
blizzrd33
+3
Level 81
Jun 16, 2020
In addition to the interesting ones you mentioned that somewhat unexpectedly add "ian" suffix though, there would be a good number of less interesting countries whose name ends in "ia" already in such a list.
gauthamb
+10
Level 55
Jun 17, 2020
Its not wrong but beninese sound a little weird to me.
JackintheBox
+6
Level 82
Feb 12, 2024
Perhaps 'Béninois' sounds better
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Feb 12, 2024
I vote for Beninine.
In2restingFacts
+4
Level 27
Sep 28, 2025
i like “beninthiscountryalongtime”
morcaca
+9
Level 59
Jun 17, 2020
I tried Sri Lanka for Sinhalese, but it didn't work. After, I looked up Sinhalese and it turns out they're a group of people in Sri Lanka, but not the entire population. The more you know!
quicksilver87
+1
Level 38
Jun 17, 2020
Cool quiz, I only missed East Timor and just squeezed in Myanmar at the last second, having been stuck on the last two for ages. Feeling quite pleased I knew San Marino though!
Jeffro
+2
Level 79
Jun 19, 2020
This is the first time "DRC" wasnt accepted for D.R. Congo. Maybe consider allowing it here?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 19, 2020
Fixed
DrWhoFanJ
+8
Level 64
Jul 2, 2022
Ironically, this is also one of the quizzes where the other type-in (Congo) is much more useful, seeing as it gives you two answers in one! 🤣
KingLW
+1
Level 63
Feb 14, 2021
Brilliant quiz, missed Senegal and Togo but did well otherwise!
Popcorn1
+3
Level 59
Sep 20, 2021
You forgot Yemen. While a person is called a Yemenite, the culture is Yemenese.
ShievaAndGolly
+3
Level 59
Apr 26, 2022
mmmm, popcorn
Wistful
+2
Level 72
Feb 10, 2023
Yemeni
Charliezard
+1
Level 67
May 20, 2022
So are people from Thailand not called Siamese?
kalbahamut
+13
Level 79
Jul 2, 2022
They're not.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Feb 12, 2024
They could be called Siamese, though this term is now dated.
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 71
Aug 13, 2025
The preferred modern term is "conjoined".
pjh
+3
Level 55
Jul 2, 2022
They once were, back when the country was known as Siam.
QuizApe
+4
Level 72
Feb 12, 2024
In English they haven’t been formally called Siamese since 1948.
Anderis
+10
Level 76
Jul 2, 2022
I thought of a cyclist Vincenzo Albanese and typed in Albania...
Guanabara
+1
Level 37
Jul 9, 2022
Nice quiz!
KennethTAA
+4
Level 61
Feb 7, 2023
I immediately got Lebanese and got nothing else lol
thepersoniguess
+6
Level 45
May 24, 2023
Nepal's demonym is Nepali. Nepalese is used for the language and for some official matters, but nothing more. Here's a source if you're curious.

https://xnepali.net/nepali-or-nepalese-what-is-the-difference/

zoroastro670
+1
Level 45
Aug 24, 2023
they say you will aways learn something new,a nd i did. new zealand demonym is newzealanders, i thought it was neozealandese
naginisnake7
+6
Level 37
Nov 13, 2023
Is it bad that my first thought was "Manganese?"
J00nyir
+5
Level 46
Feb 12, 2024
So, Nepal's demonym is Nepali. (I think)
cwasims
+3
Level 62
Feb 16, 2024
I would say it should be filled in like Gilbertese - I didn't consider typing it for this reason.
ducky1234
+1
Level 51
Feb 12, 2024
I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED VIETNAMESE
GeorgianPotato
+1
Level 42
Feb 12, 2024
Why is San Marino Sammarinese? Isn't it Sanmarinese?
AllOfSanMarino
+5
Level 68
Jan 16, 2025
No
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Sep 28, 2025
can’t be a more official declaration than this
citizenofpanem
+2
Level 58
Feb 12, 2024
Kinda disappointed Micronesia didn’t come through with Micronese. Was worth a try lol!
TurkeyCookTime
+6
Level 85
Feb 12, 2024
Why is Nepal (Nepalese/Nepali) an answer but Kiribati (Gilbertese/i-Kiribati) is grayed out? They should either both be answers or both be grayed out.
Messirules
+2
Level 20
Feb 12, 2024
I have no idea what demonym is but okay, here goes nothing
Messirules
+3
Level 20
Feb 12, 2024
0/23 ):
Insaniot
+1
Level 62
Feb 12, 2024
No Sugon? This site really is too Nepal-centric.
Kingsbarns
+1
Level 67
Feb 16, 2024
Tonga ?
ThePerfectBoing
+3
Level 44
Jul 27, 2024
Tongese? LOL
kirbykart
+1
Level 58
Oct 14, 2025
Tongan
DigammaTau628
+2
Level 43
Oct 25, 2024
shouldn't sri Lankans be included since most of us are sinhalese?
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Aug 10, 2025
Neat quiz
Anonymousbear25
+4
Level 55
Aug 10, 2025
My head kept going “swiss cheese” for some reason
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Aug 10, 2025
Ha ha!
NQChien
+1
Level 68
Aug 10, 2025
Think those countries with relation to France.
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Aug 11, 2025
cool quiz
cosenza
+1
Level 69
Aug 12, 2025
you forgot suganda
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Aug 13, 2025
Surinamese feels wrong.. I guess it does not follow the same logic as the other ones, the are afaik all -ees in Dutch too, but Suriname isn't. If it was called Surinam it would make more sense (I am aware that at one point it was spelled like that in English) same for Beninese but less strongly (not Beninees but Beniner in Dutch). I missed Bhutanese too btw, just because I have never heard it I guess.

Interestingly, Japanese is different in Dutch too, but such a common English word that it feels natural. However a couple of days ago my mother said Japanees (in Dutch) instead of Japans, and she hadn't even realised untill I pointed it out haha, (might be because I used the word Chinees a few minutes earlier), since then she had several near slip ups haha. Once you say it "wrong" it almost feels as normal as the correct one. Any way, I though it was a funny coincidence, the -ees mix up and now a few days later this -ese quiz shows up in the "new and popular" :)

Sorry for the essay ;)

liaLi
+1
Level 43
Jan 6, 2026
isn't Nepal Nepali not nepalese... or maybe it's both idk
BMull28
+1
Level 53
Feb 16, 2026
It is both but Nepali is more common and accepted
BMull28
+1
Level 53
Feb 16, 2026
Came to this quiz specifically for Kiribati only to see it was already filled!

Nepal should probably be pre-filled too as Nepali is the primary demonym

DesolationRow
+1
Level 52
Feb 17, 2026
Missed Marshall Islands, East Timor, and Senegal. The first two are understandable to miss, but forgetting Senegal is crazy lol
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