Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Ability verb and epistemic possibility
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Ability verb also expresses epistemic possibility
- Example 66-60:
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Itu gulputina Java bəromong sin?Itudemgulputi-nawhiteman-datJavaMalaybər-omongmod-talksin?qCan that white person speak Malay? OR: Might that white person speak Malay?
- Example 66-61:
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Anakpəðə na koolangyang məsubrang na məbərənang na boolε.Anak-pəðəchild-plnadatkoolang-yanglake-acc/defmə-subranginf-crossnadatmə-bərənanginf-swimnadatboolε.modThe children can swim across the lake. OR: The children might swim across the lake.
- Confidence:
- Very certain