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Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Example 15-77:
wi go ebul du am tumara
wi
1pl
go
fut
ebul
be.able
du
do
am
it
tumara
tomorrow
We can do it tomorrow. OR: We will be able to do it tomorrow.
Example 15-78:
sɔntɛm wi go si am tumara
sɔntɛm
maybe
wi
1pl
go
fut
si
see
am
him
tumara
tomorrow
We may see him tomorrow.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Source:
Own knowledge
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