Datapoint Berbice Dutch/Ability verb and epistemic possibility
The ability verb kan almost always indicates situational possibility rather than epistemic possibility. I have, however, come across an example which seems to involve an epistemic reading.
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Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
- Example 28-99:
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ju kan fɛndɛ gurma ken kaɲa stɛdiju2sgkancanfɛndɛfindgurmaochroekanegeni3plkain-apick-ipfvstɛdisteadyYou cannot find / You won't find any ochroes, they are picking (them) all the time.
Source: Kouwenberg 1994: 78
- Example 28-100:
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ɛkanel ɛni gut fa hisa tut pata benɛkɛ1sgkancannelnailɛnianygututhingfanfromhiriheresosotutuuntilpataroadbeninsideI could nail anything from here until in the path (refering to his former ability with bow and arrow).
Source: Kouwenberg 1994: 80
- Example 28-101:
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en ka alwes jɛ di mingi ben kaeni3plkancanalwesalwaysjɛnbedithemingiwaterbeninsidekanegThey cannot be in the water forever.
Source: Kouwenberg 1994: 616
- Example 28-199:
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o bi, bidaka kan kum bek gauo3sgbi,saybidakadaylightkancankumucomebekilittlegauquickShe said, if only daylight could come soon.
- Confidence:
- Intermediate