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Example 48-105
Mahana polé yegá maana.
Mahana
kids
polé
can
yegá
arrive
maana.
tomorrow
The kids may arrive tomorrow. OR: Maybe the kids will arrive tomorrow.
Spanish:
Los chicos pueden llegar mañana. OR: Quizás los chicos lleguen mañana.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Recorded by author
Language:
Palenquero
by
Armin Schwegler
cite
Datapoints:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility: Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
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