Fililwa dialect

Fililwa dialect
Chifililwa
Native toMalawi, Tanzania
RegionNorthern lakeshore communities
Native speakers
21,000 (local use)
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Bantoid
        • Bantu (Zone N)
          • Tumbuka
            • Fililwa dialect
Latin alphabet and Mwangwego script
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
N.21 (parent)

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

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