Datapoint Tok Pisin/Ability verb and epistemic possibility

Values

Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility

Example 22-95:
Kapul i bai i no inap lukim em.
Kapul
possum
i
pm
bai
fut
i
pm
no
neg
inap
abil
lukim
see
em.
3sg
The possum won't be able to see it.

Source: nd: StXav7\Elias\es\m15\momas\esp

Example 22-96:
Orait yu ken go lo ples.
Orait
all.right
yu
2sg
ken
perm
go
go
lo
prep
ples.
village
OK, you can go home.

Source: nd: StXav18\Max\es\m15\momas\esp

Confidence:
Certain