Datapoint Nengee/Ability verb and epistemic possibility

Note that negative ability, permission, and general possibility are marked by man in Pamaka and Aluku and by poy in Ndyuka. These negative elements don't seem to be easily usable in (negative) epistemic contexts.

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Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility

Example 4-91:
A taanga, a sa diki wan ondoo kilo.
A
he
taanga,
strong
a
he
sa
abil
diki
lift
wan
one
ondoo
hundred
kilo.
kilo
He is strong, he can lift one hundred kilos.

Source: Migge 2006: 37

Example 4-197:
A sa e wooko nownouw.
A sa e wooko nownouw.
3sg can ipfv now
He might be working now.
Confidence:
Very certain