Kolamaya

Kolamaya (Toalugian pronunciation : [kolaˈmaja]), formerly known as Colemay until 1954, is the most populous city of the archipelago nation of Toalugi, with a population of 548,995 as of 2021. It was Toalugi's former capital until 2001, when it was moved to Utinka Toatoalugi, formerly a suburb of Siyasari. It is the largest settlement in the Sosidamyn island, and is the center of the municipality of Kolamaya, and is the financial center of Toalugi. It is located in the Sososidamyn Division.

Kolamaya serves the main port of Toalugi, the Nityrgaye Port, established by in 1904, to boost trade between the Thomas Islands, British Ulakisonia, and. It was the sole port of the colony until the Port of Bitiyakukune was established in 1949. It became the capital of the Dominion of Toalugi after its independence in 1951. The city was named Colemay after its creation in 1897, but was renamed to its current name in 1954 by Koalkinu Ali. Due to its crowdedness, Toalugi's capital was moved from Kolamaya to the newly constructed Utinka Toatoalugi, replacing an old suburb in Siyasari.

The city was created when two islands, Kakula and Mitiya, were merged into the Sosidamyn island by reclaiming land. The name, 'Kolamaya', was formed when the names of the two former islands were merged as well, but was anglified to 'Colemay' in 1900. It served as the capital of the Thomas Islands colony, shifted from Atundiri in 1897. Kolamaya's airport, Kakulamitiya International Airport, was named after the two islands. It was the business center and technology hub of the Nesionytan Islands in the 1960s, until the invasion of the country itself by the Ulakisonian People's Republic in 1969. Colemay, now-renamed Khalma, remained the capital of the communist state, and later the province of Tahılujin in 1970 after it was illegally annexed. The name was reverted back to Colemay after Toalugi regained independence in 1990.

Kolamaya is ranked a and is the most liveable city in the Nesionytan Islands. The city has GDP of $98 billion, the second-highest after Utinka Toatoalugi. It is most famous for the Anukan Shrine, a Nutaderram religious site. The city was also heavily bombed during the first and second Nesionytan wars, the most notable being the 1981 and 1984 bombings.

Names
The name, Kolamaya, is merged from the names of the former islands of Kakula and Mitiya. Because the merger of two names result as 'Kakulamitiya', the name had to be heavily distorted as 'Kolamaya', so this name technically does not mean anything. Kakula comes from the old Nesionytan word, akaukulewa, which means to fertilize, due to the fertile soil. Mitiya is derived from the old Sazdami word, maith'iyar, which meant 'flat land'. The Sazdami word was also where 'Bitiya' came from.

Both islands had many names during the ancient times. The most common name used for the two islands combined was Dowaduipa, and was mentioned in several Toalugian tales. Under the Kingdom of Yazandur, the two islands were known as Barunkitti, and prior to the arrival of the British colonialists, the northern island was Kakula and the southern one was Mitiya. The Ayatundiri Naslans referred the two islands as Thobsaipin.