Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Uses of the progressive marker

Values

Only progressive function

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:
Very certain