Kwanzaa Glossary
- Kwanzaa noun, African-American cultural holiday.
- bendera noun, flag, banner.
- bendera ya taifa phrase, flag of the Black nation.
- gani pronoun, what.
- harambee noun, cooperative society.
- habari noun, news.
- Habari gani? phrase, What's the news?
- imani noun, faith.
- karamu noun, banquet, feast.
- kikombe noun, cup.
- kikombe cha umoja phrase, unity cup.
- kinara noun, candlestick.
- kiswahili noun, Swahili (ki- (language) + swahili (the Swahili region)).
- kujichagulia noun, self-determination.
- kuumba noun, creativity.
- kwanza adjective, first.
- Kwanzaa yenu iwe na heri! phrase, May your Kwanzaa be happy! (also translated as) Happy Kwanzaa!
- matunda noun, fruit.
- matunda ya kwanzaa phrase, first fruits.
- mazao noun, produce (fruit, nuts, etc.).
- mkeka noun, mat.
- mishumaa saba phrase, seven candles.
- mshumaa noun, pl mishumaa, candle.
- muhindi noun, maize plant (corn).
- nia noun, purpose.
- nguzo noun, basis, principle.
- nguzo saba phrase, seven principles
- nzuri adjective, good.
- Nzuri Kwanzaa phrase, Good Kwanzaa
- saba adjective, seven.
- swahili adjective, of the Swahili people or region.
- taifa noun, nation, tribe.
- tambiko noun, offering, libation.
- ujamaa noun, cooperative ecomonics.
- ujima noun, neighborhood cooperation, collective work and responsibility.
- umoja noun, unity.
- ya adjective, of.
- zawadi noun, menento, present, gift.
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