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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:it is cooked until done; it is finished cooking; it is ripe (anything other than corn)
Lenape:kishte [vii]

Historical Example

kiste [1684] ripe

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kishte
Structure:
kishte-w
Meaning:
be.ready-3