The name of this American holiday is from the Swahili for "first fruits"
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kwanza," which means "first fruits" in Swahili, a Pan-African tongue that is the... [DOC] [TLE] First Fruits - Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Kwanzaa - TIME [PAR] It is a cultural holiday based on African harvest festivals; the word Kwanzaa is 
based on the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza ("first fruits").