Krahn people

Krahn
Total population
214,000
Regions with significant populations
Ivory Coast116,000
Liberia98,000
Languages
Krahn (Western, Eastern, Southern)
Religion
Primarily: Ethnic religions

Ivory Coast:   Christianity (<5%)
                            Evangelical (3%)
Liberia:            Christianity (>5%)
                              Evangelical (3.5%)
Related ethnic groups
  • Wee peoples
  • Guéré peoples
  • Sapo peoples
  • Wobe peoples
  • Ngere peoples, Bassa, Grebo, Kru, Jabo

The Krahn are an ethnic group of Liberia and Ivory Coast. This group belongs to the Kru language family and its people are sometimes referred to as the Wee, Guéré, Sapo, or Wobe. It is likely that Western contact with the Kru language is the primary reason for the development of these different names.