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Chol, Tumbalá

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: ctu
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	90,000 (1992). 30,000 monolinguals. 10,000 in Sabanilla.
Region	North central Chiapas, Tumbalá, Sabanilla, Misijá, Limar, Chivalita, Vicente Guerrero.
Language map	Eastern Central Mexico, reference number 133
Alternate names	Ch’ol de Sabanilla
Classification	Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Cholan, Chol-Chontal
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1977–1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO, VOS; long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal. Peasant agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERSON, Arabelle, author. 1957. "Two Chol texts."

AULIE, Evelyn W. de; AULIE, H. Wilbur, compilers; LóPEZ VáZQUEZ, Cristóbal; MENéSES DíAZ, César, consultants. 1978. Diccionario ch'ol-español, español-ch'ol.

AULIE, Evelyn W. de; AULIE, H. Wilbur, compilers; MAUDSLAY, A. P.; SCHELE, Linda, illustrators; STAIRS, Emily F. Scharfe de, editor. 1998. Diccionario Ch'ol de Tumbalá, Chiapas, con variaciones dialectales de Tila y Sabanilla.

AULIE, Evelyn W. de; AULIE, H. Wilbur, compilers; MAUDSLAY, A. P.; SCHELE, Linda, illustrators; STAIRS, Emily F. Scharfe de, editor. 2009. Diccionario Ch'ol de Tumbalá, Chiapas, con variaciones dialectales de Tila y Sabanilla.  

AULIE, Evelyn W., author. 1949. Chol dictionary.

AULIE, Evelyn W.; AULIE, H. Wilbur, authors. 1953. "Términos de parentesco en chol."

AULIE, Evelyn W.; AULIE, H. Wilbur, authors. 1979. Sketch of Chol grammar.

AULIE, H. Wilbur, author. 1957. "Figures of speech in the Chol New Testament."

AULIE, H. Wilbur, author. 1957. "High-layered numerals in Chol (Mayan)."

AULIE, H. Wilbur, author. 1961. "Nombres de lugares en chol (maya)."

AULIE, H. Wilbur, author. 1979. The Christian movement among the Chols of Mexico, with special reference to problems of second generation Christianity.

BEEKMAN, Elaine; BEEKMAN, John, compilers. 1953. Vocabulario chol.

BEEKMAN, John, author. 1950. "The use of preprimer syllable charts in Chol literacy work."

BEEKMAN, John, author. 1952. "The value of using several translation helpers."

BEEKMAN, John, author. 1956. "The effect of education in an Indian village."

BEEKMAN, John, author. 1962. "Translation and cultural background."

BREND, Ruth M.; WARKENTIN, Viola M., authors. 1974. "Chol phonology."

HITCHNER, Ruth, author. 1947. "Notas sobre la alimentación e idumentaria de los indios chol de Chiapas, México."

HITCHNER, Ruth, author. 1949. Chol texts.

HOOPERT, Daniel A.; WARKENTIN, Viola M., authors. 1977. Tila Chol ‘come’ and ‘go’ and ‘arrive’.

MERRIFIELD, William R., author. 1968. "Number names in four languages of Mexico."

SCOTT, Ruby; WARKENTIN, Viola M., authors. 1980. Gramática chʼol.

WARKENTIN, Viola M.; WHITTAKER, Arabelle A., authors. 1965. Chol texts on the supernatural.  

WARKENTIN, Viola M.; WHITTAKER, Arabelle A., authors. 1970. "Tumbalá Chol clause structure."

Vernacular Publications

Animal tyac muʼ bʌ laj cʌn. 1972.  

Aprendo castellano. 1960.  

Bajcheʼ mi lac ñusan qʼuin. 1972.  

Bajcheʼ mi mejlel laj cʼʌn i tinil cʼajc loqʼuem bʌ ti jogon yicʼot i taʼ alʌcʼʌl yicʼot i taʼ lac mut yicʼot i yocʼbeñal i yopol teʼ tac. 1972.  

Bajcheʼ miʼ mejlel ti wenʼan jini lum. 1972.  

Bajcheʼ yom mi lac mel terrazas ti wits. 1972.  

Bajcheʼ yom mi laj cʌntan lac lum. 1972.  

Cartilla chol. 1974.  

chʼol 2. 1949.  

Cuaderno de trabajo chol. 1974.  

Cuarta cartilla chol. 1953.  

Cuento tyac chaʼan animal. 1972.  

Cʌñʌ jun, 1. 1959.  

Cʌñʌ jun, 2. 1960.  

Historia de México. 1965.  

I juñilel tsʼijp. 1953.  

I junilel tsik. 1953.  

I tʼan tak alakʼʌl yikʼot bʌteʼel. 1953.  

I tat mut tsaʼ bʌ i chañʼesa i bʌ yicʼot yambʌ lajiya tac muʼ bʌ i cʌntesañonla ti ili jun. 1977.  

Jini meba tsuk. 1948.  

Jiñʌch i kʼabaʼ bʌteʼel tsʼijbubil ti junjunchajb. 1953.  

Kʼele jun. 1948.  

Laʼ lac chaʼlen cʼay. 1961.

Laʼ lac chaʼlen toñel. 1972.  

Laʼ laj cʼʌyeʼ Dios (Himnario en el idioma chol de Tila y español). 1970.

Laʼ laj kʌn castellano. 1953.

Laʼ laj kʌn tsʼijp. 1953.  

Laʼ laj qʼuel jun. 1959.  

Laʼ laj qʼuel yambʌ jun. 1960.  

Laj c'oc'lel. 1957.  

Laj kʼokʼlel. 1953.  

Lecciones para la castellanización de los choles. 1953.  

Primera cartilla chʼol. 1952.

Primera cartilla chol. 1953.  

Q'uin tac mach bɅ yomic mi' wis ñajɅyel lac cha'an. 1965.  

Segunda cartilla chol. 1953.  

Tercera cartilla chol. 1953.  

Yom mi laj cʌntan laj cʼocʼlel. 1965.