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Example 17-80
Mà pìkín fit rid.
Mà
my
pìkín
child
fit
be.able
rid.
read
My child can/may read.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility: Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
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