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Value Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Examples
Kapul i bai i no inap lukim em.
Kapul
possum
i
pm
bai
fut
i
pm
no
neg
inap
abil
lukim
see
em.
3sg
The possum won't be able to see it.
See
nd
: StXav7\Elias\es\m15\momas\esp
Orait yu ken go lo ples.
Orait
all.right
yu
2sg
ken
perm
go
go
lo
prep
ples.
village
OK, you can go home.
See
nd
: StXav18\Max\es\m15\momas\esp
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