Value Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility

Language:
Martinican Creole
Parameter:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility

Examples

  1. Man pé fè sa ba'w.
    Man
    1sg
    pé
    can
    fè
    do
    sa
    it
    ba='w.
    give=2sg
    I can do it for you.
  2. Man pé pati adan an mwa, kon man pé pati adan an simenn.
    Man
    1sg
    pé
    can
    pati
    leave
    adan
    in
    an
    one
    mwa,
    month
    kon
    as
    man
    1sg
    pé
    can
    pati
    leave
    adan
    in
    an
    one
    simenn.
    week
    I may leave in one month, as well as I may leave in one week.
  3. I pé ka manjé.
    I
    3sg
    pé
    can
    ka
    prog
    manjé.
    eat
    He may be eating.