Datapoint Louisiana Creole (geographical (Pointe Coupee))/Ability verb and epistemic possibility

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Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility

Example 53-213:
Se pa bon rète li tou-sel konm sa, malad kapab pran dan la nwit, ou dan la journen.
Se
it.is
pa
neg
bon
good
rète
live
li
3sg
tou-sel
all-alone
konm
like
sa,
that
malad
illness
kapab
can
pran
take
dan
in
la
art.def.sg
nwit,
night
ou
or
dan
in
la
art.def.sg
journen.
day
It's not good for him to live alone like that, he might get sick in the night, or in the day.

Source: Klingler 2003: 403

Example 53-215:
Nou te senk sè e sèt frè, e se juch mon ke ka parle sa.
Nou
1pl
te
pst
senk
five
sè
sister
e
and
sèt
seven
frè,
brother
e
and
se
it.is
juch
only
mon
1sg
ke
rel
ka
can
parle
speak
sa.
dem
We were five sisters and seven brothers, and I'm the only one who can speak it.

Source: Klingler 2003: 273

Confidence:
Very certain