Value Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility

Examples

  1. asii mee kii see pooy teem
    asii
    so
    mee
    foc
    kii
    what
    see
    cond
    pooy
    habil
    teem
    be
    It may be something like that.

    See Smith 1974-5: 1653

  2. tɔɔna aka midisaam inda uŋapa araa naa poyski
    tɔɔna
    afterwards
    aka
    that
    midisaam
    measurement
    inda
    yet
    uŋa-pa
    one-dat
    araa
    go.wrong
    naa
    neg.fut
    poy=ski
    habil=report
    Subsequently, it won't be possible for the measurement to be misinterpreted by someone else, apparently.

    See Smith 1974-5: 2235