Eastern Krahn in Liberia


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The two Krahn groups are within the Kru language family. They are divided between those who speak Western Krahn and those who speak Eastern Krahn. Most Eastern Krahn speakers are in Liberia, but a small number are in Cote d’Ivoire.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Many settlements are composed of an extended family acting as an economic unit. Each extended family has a headman, who offers sacrifices to the ancestral spirits. Each village (group of settlements) has a religious chief and headmen to handle village affairs and disputes.

Eastern Krahn society is patrilineal, where lines of descent and inheritance are traced through males. The eldest son inherits private property, while household property is passed to the father's younger brother.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Eastern Krahns are Christian, and they can be Christ’s ambassadors to others in West Africa.


What Are Their Needs?

Eastern Krahn villages need dependable medical care. They do not live close enough to hospitals to take care of emergencies.


Prayer Items

Pray for the Lord to show himself powerful to the Eastern Krahns through a record-high harvest.
Pray for Eastern Krahn families to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to seek forgiveness and to understand the adequacy of Christ's work on the cross.
Pray that God will use the believers to share Christ with the Eastern Krahn.
Ask the Lord to save key leaders among the Eastern Krahn who will boldly declare the gospel.


Scripture Prayers for the Krahn, Eastern in Liberia.


References

https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/krahn.html


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Krahn, Eastern
People Name in Country Krahn, Eastern
Natural Name Eastern Krahn
Alternate Names Eastern Krahn; Krahn; Tchien
Population this Country 110,000
Population all Countries 126,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale Progress Gauge
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 12833
ROP3 Code 105297
Country Liberia
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Grand Gedeh county: 2 areas along middle Cavally river; River Gee and Sinoe counties; Northeast near Côte d’Ivoire border.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Liberia
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Grand Gedeh county: 2 areas along middle Cavally river; River Gee and Sinoe counties; Northeast near Côte d’Ivoire border..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 6.00 %)
60.00 %
Ethnic Religions
34.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
1.00 %
Non-Religious
5.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Krahn, Eastern (110,000 speakers)
Language Code kqo   Ethnologue Listing
Written / Published Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Krahn, Eastern (110,000 speakers)
Language Code kqo   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Krahn, Eastern
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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