Datapoint Nengee/Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb

Goury (2003: 223) argues that it is closer to an affix than a particle.

Values

Particle, nothing can intervene

Example 4-76:
*Da yu e EN iti go a ini a masini.
*Da
then
yu
you
e
ipfv
EN
it
iti
throw
go
go
a
loc
ini
in
a
det.sg
masini.
machine
NOT: Then you put it in(to) the machine.

Source: Goury 2003: 223

Example 4-77:
*Da yu e ESIESI iti en go a ini a misini.
*Da
then
yu
you
e
ipfv
ESIESI
fast.fast
iti
throw
en
it
go
go
a
loc
ini
in
a
det
misini.
machine
NOT: Then you quickly put it into the machine.

Source: Goury 2003: 224

Confidence:
Certain