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Example 7-140
I kod bi laas.
I
1sg
kod
mod
bi
be
laas.
lost/last
It/He/She could be lost/last. OR: It/He/She is possibly lost/last.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility: Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
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