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Example 31-106
Pode ser
ma Pedro sta duenti, el ka txiga inda.
Pode
can
ser
be
ma
that
Pedro
Pedro
sta
is
duenti,
sick
el
he
ka
neg
txiga
arrive
inda.
yet
It is possible that Pedro is sick, he has not arrived yet.
Comment:
The verb
pode
, 'can' expresses here the epistemic meaning. This expression is directly inherited from Portuguese.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility: Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
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