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Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
Example 41-42:
asii mee kii see pooy teem
asii
so
mee
foc
kii
what
see
cond
pooy
habil
teem
be
It may be something like that.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 1653
Example 41-93:
tɔɔna aka midisaam inda uŋapa araa naa poyski
tɔɔna
afterwards
aka
that
midisaam
measurement
inda
yet
uŋa-pa
one-
dat
araa
go.wrong
naa
neg
.
fut
poy=ski
habil
=
report
Subsequently, it won't be possible for the measurement to be misinterpreted by someone else, apparently.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 2235
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
Ability verb and epistemic possibility
Source:
Own knowledge
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