Datapoint Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu/Uses of the progressive marker

There is no special affix for present progressive; past progressive (imperfective) is marked by -ékú-.

Values

Progressive and habitual

Example 62-17:
véeku-kúru-mo?
véeku-kúru-mo?
2:pst:ipfv-cultivate-how
How were they cultivating?

Source: Mous 2003: 121

Example 62-120:
Na ku-hlamí-w-e tw-éeku-ta-butú-w-e makeréno.
Na
with
ku-hlamí-w-e
15-anoint-pass-prf
tw-éeku-ta-butú-w-e
1pl-pst.ipfv-evid-put.in-pass-prf
makeréno.
earrings
And, anointed, we were put on earrings.
Confidence:
Certain