Value Particle, only grammatical markers can intervene

Language:
Palenquero
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
References
de Friedemann and Patiño Rosselli 1983: 112s; Schwegler and Green 2007: 275; Schwegler 1998: 256

Examples

  1. Suto ta-ba kombesá ku besino si.
    Suto
    we
    ta-ba
    prog-pst
    kombesá
    converse
    ku
    with
    besino
    neighbour
    si.
    your
    We were talking to your neighbour.
    Spanish: (Nosotros) estábamos hablando con tu vecino.