Li ma'lumatak (For your information) For example: "FYI, ana ma ja (FYI, I'm not coming)"

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FYI is a slang term from South Sudan. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in South Sudan and across Africa.

FYI

🇸🇸 South Sudan Slang

Added Aug 26, 2025 · 1 definition

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Li ma'lumatak (For your information)

"FYI, ana ma ja (FYI, I'm not coming)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 26, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇸🇸 South Sudan
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

FYI 🇪🇬 Egypt

إف واي آي - For your information

"إف واي آي (FYI) - FYI"

Foyi 🇲🇱 Mali

Dɔ si, fɛn si (Nothing, anything)

"Foyi ma kɛ, i kana i jɔsi. (Nothing happened, don't worry.)"

🇸🇸 About South Sudan Slang

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🌍 "FYI" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

FYI 🇪🇬 Egypt

إف واي آي - For your information

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