Ch'ol, Tumbala in Mexico people group profile

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Population

182,000

Main Language

Chol

Largest Religion

Christianity (97.00%)

Christian

97.00%

Evangelical

33.40%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Map symbols:

City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Sources: People Group location: SIL / WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.

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General Info

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People Name General	Ch'ol, Tumbala
People Name in Country	Ch'ol, Tumbala
Natural Name	Tumbala Ch'ol
Pronunciation	toom-BAH-lah Chuh-OHL
Alternate Names	Chol, Tumbala, Chiapas; Tumbala Chol
Population this Country	182,000
Population all Countries	184,000
Total Countries	2
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	5 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	6 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID	15632
ROP3 Code	110270

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Maya
People Group	Ch'ol, Tumbala
Ethnic Code	MIR37b

Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Maya
People Group	Ch'ol, Tumbala
Ethnic Code	MIR37b

Geography

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Country	Mexico
Region	America, Latin
Continent	North America
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Chiapas state: Chivalito, Limar, Tila, and Vicente Guerrero. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Mexico
Region	America, Latin
Continent	North America
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Chiapas state: Chivalito, Limar, Tila, and Vicente Guerrero.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Map Symbols:

City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 33.40 %)	97.00 %
Ethnic Religions	3.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Chol (182,000 speakers)
Language Code	ctu Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Tumbala
Dialect Code	14 Global Recordings Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Chol (182,000 speakers)
Language Code	ctu Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Tumbala
Dialect Code	14 Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Chol

Resources

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Primary Language: Chol

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1947-1968)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1960-1976)
Bible-Complete	Yes (1977-2011)
Bible-NT Audio	Online
Bible-NT Text	Online

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament	Faith Comes by Hearing
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Chol	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video	World Christian Videos	World Christian Videos
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Mobile App	Android Bible app (Wycliffe)	SIL
Mobile App	Android Bible app (Wycliffe)	SIL
Mobile App	Bible app direct APK download	SIL
Mobile App	Bible app direct APK download	SIL
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Chol	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Chol	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

Sources

Photo Source	Sirkoft - Wikimedia Creative Commons
Map Source	People Group location: SIL / WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

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