Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb

The progressive marker is analyzed as an affix because long final vowels of polysyllabic verb stems become shortened with the addition of this affix. Long vowels in monosyllabic stems do not reduce, however.

Values

Affix

Example 41-76:
(ja)fayataanteem/tiɲa/loteem vs. jafaya teem/tiɲa/loteem
jaa-faya-taam
pst-do-prog
teem/tiɲa/lo-teem
be.prs/be.pst/fut-be
vs.
vs.
jaa-faya
pst-do
teem/tiɲa/lo-teem
be.prs/be.pst/fut-be
is/was/will be doing vs. has/had/will have done
Example 41-77:
asii tɛɛndutaam noos botaa um mɔɔstar daaytaan teem
asii
thus
tɛɛndutaam
even.so
noos
1pl
botaa
put
um
one
mɔɔstar
way
daay-taam
put.up.with-prog
teem
prs.be
Even so, we are trying and somehow putting up with him.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 1389

Confidence:
Certain