Example 9-109

I kuda me gɛt wan job da big krik.
I
3sg
kuda
could.have
me
ant
gɛt
get
wan
a
job
job
da
at
big
Big
krik.
Creek
He could have got a job at Big Creek.
Comment:
Kuda indicates epistemic possibility. The combined use of the ANT (irrealis) marker me makes the possibility even more remote. In the text, the young man did not even apply for the job.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1997: 48