Datapoint Ambon Malay/Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb

Values

Particle, only grammatical markers can intervene

Example 68-22:
De blong ada makan.
De
3sg
blong
not.yet
ada
prog
makan.
eat
He's not eating yet.

Source: van Minde 1997: 231

Example 68-56:
Lyo, beta ada mo pi.
Lyo,
yes
beta
1sg
ada
prog
mo
fut
pi.
go
Yes, I'm about to go.

Source: van Minde 1997: 231

Confidence:
Very certain