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The Eastern Krahn of Liberia

The Eastern Krahn of Liberia, numbering approximately 94,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Kru-speaking people who migrated onto Liberia's Grain Coast from Ivory Coast in the early 1500s amid upheavals following the collapse of western Sudanese empires, forming the eastern branch of the broader Krahn, also called Wee. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Eastern Krahn is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Eastern Krahn

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Liberia
People Cluster: Kru
Primary Language(s): Eastern Krahn (kqo)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 94,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013485
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Krahn
Language Family: Kru

100%
%
Krahn, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Krahn:

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Bible Resources in Eastern Krahn:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Eastern Krahn are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Eastern Krahn:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Eastern Krahn of Liberia

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the message of hope will reach those who are wandering in darkness, offering them a path to eternal life.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
readPsalm 119:9

Pray that as young men place their faith in Jesus, they will walk in purity and live according to God's Word.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Krahn, Tchien Across Countries (ROP3 - 105297) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern KrahnPG013485Eastern KrahnLiberia94,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern KrahnEthnoreligion
Eastern KrahnPG013069Eastern KrahnCote d’Ivoire15,000No Longer UnreachedEastern KrahnAnimism

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