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Value Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
References
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Examples
N
podê
dó-b un izenpl.
N
1sg
podê
can
dó-b
give-
2sg
un
det
izenpl.
example
I can give you an example.
Portuguese:
Posso dar-te um exemplo.
See
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Aoj el ka ben, ma el
podê
ben manhã.
Aoj
today
el
3sg
ka
neg
ben,
come
ma
but
el
3sg
podê
can
ben
come
manhã.
tomorrow.
He didn't come today but perhaps he will come tomorrow.
Portuguese:
Hoje não veio mas talvez venha amanhã.
See
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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