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Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb cannot express epistemic possibility
Example 40-72:
Ricksha pegani pən pɔd anda.
Ricksha
ricksha
pegani
get.when
pən
also
pɔd
can
anda.
go
Catching a ricksha you can also go.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Source:
Unpublished story
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