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Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
Example 19-100:
À
fit
totàn.
À
1sg
.
sbj
fit
be.able
tot=àn.
carry=
3sg
.
obj
I can carry it.
Example 19-101:
È
fit
kan tumara.
È
3sg
.
sbj
fit
be.able
kan
come
tumara.
tomorrow
He might come tomorrow.
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 230
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Language:
Pichi
Feature:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Source:
Yakpo 2009
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