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Chol

Chol

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A native Maya people who live mainly in southern Mexico and nearby Guatemala
  • proper noun
: Chol

Examples

  • The one that was founded most recently is in Palenque, in the Chol lands, and it began to export coffee to Germany last year.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Angelo Chol: B+

    Blog text (30)

  • On 27 April 2001, Kim Il Chol, vice chairman of the DPRK National Defense Commission and minister of the People's Armed Forces, signed, with Russian vice premier Iliya Klebanov, an intergovernmental agreement in Moscow on cooperation in the field of military technology between the two countries.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The Chol, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Zoque, and Tojolabal peoples have little to offer but their culture and dignity, and even those are being stripped away—all perfectly good reasons to start a war.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The Chol people have a rich cultural heritage that includes traditional music and dance.

  • Many Chol communities in Mexico engage in sustainable agriculture to preserve their ancestral lands.

  • In Guatemala, the Chol language is still spoken by thousands of people, reflecting their deep-rooted traditions.

Surface Forms

Chol main

Etymology

Chol comes from the Maya language and is the name the people have long used for themselves; it simply identifies their group. So, Chol today means the indigenous Maya community living in parts of Mexico and Guatemala, and the word points to their shared identity as the 'Chol people'.