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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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