Fililwa dialect (Chifililwa) is a lakeshore dialect of the Tumbuka language, spoken mainly in Chitipa, Rumphi and Karonga districts. Mutual intelligibility 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.
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