Krahn
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The Krahn are an ethnic group of the Liberia–Côte d’Ivoire region, known for their distinct Kru-related language and significant role in Liberia’s political and social history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForms |
mask carving
ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ wood sculpture ⓘ |
| conflictExperience | displacement during Liberian Civil War ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Côte d’Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ |
| demographicStatus |
minority group in Côte d’Ivoire
ⓘ
minority group in Liberia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Côte d’Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Krahn people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | support base for Samuel Doe ⓘ |
| language |
Krahn language
ⓘ
Wee language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Western Kru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kru languages ⓘ |
| languageScript | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
subject–verb–object word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| majorCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
plantains ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ |
| notableIn | Liberian civil conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kru peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceIn | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryResidenceArea |
eastern Liberia
ⓘ
western Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ |
| region | Liberia–Côte d’Ivoire border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bassa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grebo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wee people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | rural villages ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeatures |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in spiritual forces ⓘ |
| uses | slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Samuel Doe