Value Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility

Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility

Examples

  1. Dei kaan rait nat wan ting.
    Dei
    3pl
    kaan
    can.neg
    rait
    write
    nat
    neg
    wan
    one
    ting.
    thing
    They can’t write a thing.

    See nd

  2. [...] bot yu kyaan taak.
    [...]
    [...]
    bot
    but
    yu
    2sg
    kyaan
    can.neg
    taak.
    talk
    [...] but you mustn’t talk.

    See nd

  3. Yu kan aalso mek your rondon wid miit.
    Yu
    2sg
    kan
    can
    aalso
    also
    mek
    make
    your
    2sg.poss
    rondon
    rundown
    wid
    ins
    miit.
    meat
    You can also make your rundown with meat.