bɪkˈʌz ðə tˈaʊn ɪz sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fˈɑːɹmɪŋ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ ʌv ɪt, ðə nˈeɪm səmˈænjə ɪz jˈuːzd tʊ ɛŋkˈʌmpəs ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv smˈɔːlɚ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐ bˈɪɡɚ wˌʌn.
Because the town is surrounded by a number of farming communities to the north of it, the name Somanya is used to encompass a collection of smaller communities around a bigger one.