Datapoint Saramaccan/Ability verb and epistemic possibility

Values

Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility

Example 3-66:
A taánga téee. A sa hópo wán hóndo kiló.
A
3sg
taánga
strong
téee.
ideo
A
3sg
sa
mod
hópo
lift.up
wán
det
hóndo
hundred
kiló.
kilo
S/he is strong, s/he can lift a hundred kilos.

Source: van de Vate 2008: 11

Example 3-67:
A sa gó a húku.
A
3sg
sa
mod
gó
go
a
loc
húku.
hook
She might have gone fishing.

Source: van de Vate 2008: 12

Confidence:
Very certain