• PEOPLE NAME: WESTERN KRAHN OF LIBERIA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Kru

Language: Western Krahn - (krw)

Alternate Name(s): Northern Krahn, Kran, Western Kran

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Liberia

Also found in: Cote d’Ivoire

Population: 107,000

Global Population: 133,000


PEID: 13532

ROP: 110789

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Western Krahn of Liberia, numbering 107,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Kru people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 133,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Western Krahn. The primary religion practiced by the Western Krahn is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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