Intonational tones are also used in Tumbuka; for example, in yes-no questions there is often a High-Low fall on the final syllable of the question:[19]
Amathoni wezizwe nawo asetshenziswa esiTumbuka; isibonelo, emibuzweni ka-yebo-cha kuvame ukuwa okuPhezulu kuya Phansi kuhlamvu lwemibuzo lombuzo: [17]