The affix -liq- is added to verbs to emphasize that an action is happening right now or is just about to happen. It can also mark a change that has occurred, again, emphasizing the current state of something:
| qailiqtut | They are coming now; they are on their way. |
| angirraliqtunga | I am on my way home. |
| aniliqtunga | I am going out right now. |
| siniliqtut | They are falling asleep. |
| quviasuliqtugut | We (3+) are happy now (something has changed to make us happy). |
| Una ajuliqtuq. | This isn’t working now. |
When -liq- is added to a root ending in a consonant, it deletes the final consonant:
| aullaq- | to depart |
| aullaliqtut | I am on my way home. |