-ngaaq- is an affix that is added to verb stems to express the idea of 'instead.' It is followed by a verb affix:
| qaingaaqtuq | qai + ngaaq + tuq |
| He/she came instead. | |
| qaingaalirit! | qai + ngaaq + liq + rit! |
| Come here instead! | |
| pisungaarniaqpugut | pisuk + ngaaq + niaq + pugut |
| We will walk instead. |