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Value Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Examples
I pudi bin amanha.
I
3sg
pudi
can
bin
come
amanha.
tomorrow
He can come tomorrow.
Portuguese:
Ele amanhã pode vir.
I pudi bin amanha.
I
3sg
pudi
can
bin
come
amanha.
tomorrow
Maybe he will come tomorrow.
Portuguese:
Ele amanhã talvez venha.
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