Chol
PrintA language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Population
145,000 (2000 INALI). 40,000 monolinguals. 10,000 in Sabanilla.
Location
Chiapas, Tila, Vicente Guerrero, Chivalito, and Limar.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Ch’ol de Sabanilla, Chol de Tila (Ch’ol del noroeste), Chol de Tumbalá (Ch’ol del sureste).
Typology
SVO, VOS; long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal
Language Use
All domains. All ages.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1977–2009.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Christian, traditional religion.