Datapoint Bahamian Creole/Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Values 
Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
- Example 12-130:
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Haitian? But I like 'em, because - I say all is God people, and some of them have good ways. You know, have good ways, yeah. Some of them nice, but you could find some ain't nice, but some of them nice.[...][...]you2sg.sbjcouldmod.auxfindfindsomesomeain'tnegnicenice[...][...][...] you can find some (Haitians) that aren’t nice, [but some of them are nice].
- Example 12-131:
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Yeah, [...] learn a different speech, eh. Now you could speak - how much - how much you coulda speak? Two?[...][...]you2sg.sbjcouldmod.auxspeakspeak[...][...]howhowmuchmuchyouyoucouldamod.auxspeak?speak[...] So you can speak [...] - how many different [languages] can you speak?
- Example 12-132:
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[So you think that's the reason?] I 'most believe, could be, yeah.I1sg.sbj'mostadvbelieve,believecouldmod.auxbecop.inf[...].[...]I almost believe [that], [that] could be [the reason], [yeah].
- Example 12-133:
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And - like when you catch the crab ... - don't hold it by the biter, 'cause you could get bite.[...][...]you2sg.sbjcouldmod.auxgetgetbite.bite[...] [if you catch the crab, don't hold it by the biter, because] you might get bitten.
- Confidence:
- Certain