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🩸 Cholesterol 🗣️ A Mayan language
chol

chol

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A Mayan language spoken in southern Mexico and Guatemala
  • noun
translation icon : chol
  • Researchers are documenting stories in chol to help preserve the language.

Examples

  • The chol language is taught in some schools in Chiapas, Mexico.

  • She is learning chol to speak with elders in the local village.

  • The chol language is rich in cultural expressions.

  • Many chols still speak their native language today.

  • She is learning chol to communicate with the elders in her community.

  • The chol language has unique grammatical structures that reflect Mayan heritage.

  • Students in Chiapas are excited to learn chol in their language classes.

Surface Forms

chol singular
chols plural

Etymology

Chol is the name of a Mayan people and their language in southern Mexico and Guatemala. So chol simply means 'the Chol people's language', which is why we call the language by that name today.