Value Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility

Language:
Bahamian Creole
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility

Examples

  1. Haitian? But I like 'em, because - I say all is God people, and some of them have good ways. You know, have good ways, yeah. Some of them nice, but you could find some ain't nice, but some of them nice.
    [...]
    [...]
    you
    2sg.sbj
    could
    mod.aux
    find
    find
    some
    some
    ain't
    neg
    nice
    nice
    [...]
    [...]
    [...] you can find some (Haitians) that aren’t nice, [but some of them are nice].
  2. Yeah, [...] learn a different speech, eh. Now you could speak - how much - how much you coulda speak? Two?
    [...]
    [...]
    you
    2sg.sbj
    could
    mod.aux
    speak
    speak
    [...]
    [...]
    how
    how
    much
    much
    you
    you
    coulda
    mod.aux
    speak?
    speak
    [...] So you can speak [...] - how many different [languages] can you speak?
  3. [So you think that's the reason?] I 'most believe, could be, yeah.
    I
    1sg.sbj
    'most
    adv
    believe,
    believe
    could
    mod.aux
    be
    cop.inf
    [...].
    [...]
    I almost believe [that], [that] could be [the reason], [yeah].
  4. And - like when you catch the crab ... - don't hold it by the biter, 'cause you could get bite.
    [...]
    [...]
    you
    2sg.sbj
    could
    mod.aux
    get
    get
    bite.
    bite
    [...] [if you catch the crab, don't hold it by the biter, because] you might get bitten.