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Datapoint Ternate Chabacano/Ability verb and epistemic possibility

Example 44-103:: Di pwédi yo yubá kel ágwa, akí na dréntu, nomá bo yudá konmígo.
Di
cplt
pwédi
can
yo
1sg
yubá
take
kel
def
ágwa,
water
akí
here
na
loc
dréntu,
inside
nomá
no.more
bo
2sg
yudá
help
konmígo.
1sg.obj
I can take the water inside, do not help me anymore.
Example 44-104:: Sigúro dikél komígu yasé parí di mi nána.
Sigúro
maybe
dikél
like.that
komígu
1sg.obj
yasé
pfv.make
parí
give.birth
di
of
mi
1sg.poss
nána.
mother
It is possible that I was born like this. OR: It is possible that my mother gave birth to me like this.
Example 44-105:: Sigúro di yegá el día, ésti di maári hasí, i mas di kedá bwénu el situasyón di késti pwéblu.
Sigúro
perhaps
di
ctpl
yegá
come
el
def
día,
day
ésti
this
di
ctpl
maári
can
hasí,
make
i
and
mas
more
di
ctpl
kedá
become
bwénu
good
el
def
situasyón
situation
di
of
késti
this
pwéblu.
town
Perhaps there will be a day when this can be done and the situation of this town will become better.