Fililwa dialect
| Fililwa dialect | |
|---|---|
| Chifililwa | |
| Native to | Malawi, Tanzania |
| Region | Northern lakeshore communities |
Native speakers | 21,000 (local use) |
Niger–Congo
| |
| Latin alphabet and Mwangwego script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
N.21 (parent)[1] | |
Fililwa dialect (Chifililwa) is a lakeshore dialect[2] of the Tumbuka language, spoken mainly in Chitipa, Rumphi and Karonga districts.[3]
Mutual intelligibility
[edit]Fililwa is mutually intelligible with standard Tumbuka but features localized pronunciation, conserved older Tumbuka-lakeshore terms, and distinct tone realizations, especially in vocabulary linked to fishing and lake-based community life.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ "Glottolog 5.2 - Fililwa". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ↑ "Tumbuka: Fililwa language". globalrecordings.net. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ↑ "Chitumbuka,Citumbuka,Tamboka,Tambuka,Tumboka,Tumbuka to English dictionary ". Lughayangu. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
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