People group profile · PG013069
The Eastern Krahn of Côte d’Ivoire
The Eastern Krahn of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cote d’Ivoire; a dialect subgroup of Eastern Krahn (kqo).
They are a diaspora people in the Kru people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Eastern Krahn.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 15,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Kru
- Primary language
- Eastern Krahn (kqo)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Krahn are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Krahn
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
86% adherents
Primary language
Eastern Krahn · Kru family
100% speak Eastern Krahn
Gospel resources in Eastern Krahn
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Tchien-Krahn)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Krahn
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Krahn, Tchien in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105297) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Krahn | Liberia | 94,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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