Chʼol people

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The Chʼol people are an indigenous Maya group of southern Mexico, particularly in Chiapas and Tabasco, known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional agriculture, and rich ceremonial and cultural practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya people
indigenous people
agriculturalProduct bananas
beans
cacao
coffee
maize
squash
continent North America
country Mexico
culturalHeritage Maya agricultural calendar NERFINISHED
Maya cosmology
culturalPractice Maya calendrical rituals
agricultural ceremonies
healing rituals
oral storytelling
traditional dance
traditional music
ethnicGroupOf Mexico NERFINISHED
historicalRegion northwestern Maya area
indigenousTo Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
language Chʼol language NERFINISHED
languageBranch Cholan branch of Mayan languages
languageFamily Mayan languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus living language
locatedIn Chiapas NERFINISHED
Tabasco NERFINISHED
southern Mexico
partOf Maya civilization NERFINISHED
populationGroupIn state of Chiapas NERFINISHED
state of Tabasco NERFINISHED
recognizedAs indigenous people of Mexico
region Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Chontal Maya NERFINISHED
Lacandon people NERFINISHED
Tzeltal people NERFINISHED
Tzotzil people NERFINISHED
religion Maya religion
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
syncretic Maya-Catholic beliefs
subgroupOf Maya peoples NERFINISHED
traditionalClothing Maya-style garments
traditionalEconomicActivity beans cultivation
maize agriculture
shifting cultivation
squash cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing thatched-roof houses
usesWritingSystem Latin script NERFINISHED

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Chʼol ethnicGroup Chʼol people
Tzeltal people relatedEthnicGroup Chʼol people
Chʼol spokenBy Chʼol people