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Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
Example 33-112:
I pudi bin amanha.
I
3sg
pudi
can
bin
come
amanha.
tomorrow
He can come tomorrow.
Portuguese:
Ele amanhã pode vir.
Example 33-113:
I pudi bin amanha.
I
3sg
pudi
can
bin
come
amanha.
tomorrow
Maybe he will come tomorrow.
Portuguese:
Ele amanhã talvez venha.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Feature:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Source:
Own knowledge
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