Chol | Ethnologue

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: ctu
Autonym: Lakty’añ
Population: 255,000 (2020 INEGI). 40,000 monolinguals.
Location:: Chiapas state: Chivalito, Limar, Tila, and Vicente Guerrero.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Mayan, Yucatecan-Core Mayan, Core Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Cholan, Chol-Chontal, Chol
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. Used by all. Used as L2 by Lacandon [lac], Tzeltal [tzh].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1977–2009.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Chol
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Chiapas state: Chivalito, Limar, Tila, and Vicente Guerrero.