Krahn people
Ethnic group in West Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Krahn" redirects here. For other uses, see Krahn (disambiguation).
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.[2] It is likely that Western contact with the Kru language is the primary reason for the development of these different names.[3]
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Total population | |
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214,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ivory Coast | 116,000 |
Liberia | 98,000 |
Languages | |
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kru Western Kru Wee Guere–Krahn Guéré | |
Religion | |
Primarily: Ethnic religions • Ivory Coast:[1] Christianity (<5%) Evangelical (3%) • Liberia:[1] Christianity (>5%) Evangelical (3.5%) | |
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