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This affix is one of the few that may follow even the sentential segment of a verb stem. It exists in two different forms, V{surə}V and V{sugə}V, which can seemingly be used interchangeably with no difference in meaning. Furthermore, both forms can optionally be preceded by a morpheme {ga}, again with no change of meaning. Lastly, this optional {ga} can also be {na} instead, which is particularly common in North Greenland. Since both variants are schwa-stems, they also both take {nnək} as HTR-morpheme, i.e. +sorinnippoq, +suginnippoq, both of which (of course) also can have the optional {ga} or {na} prefix.

With intransitive endings without HTR, the meaning becomes reflexive 'Agent thinks that he himself Vb's'. The affix can be used on both monovalent and divalent stems, affecting the meaning similar to V{niraq}V:

• On avalent/monovalent stems (Actor Vb) this affix will mean 'Agent thinks that Patient=Actor Vb'.
• On divalent stems (Agent1 Vb Patient1) this affix will mean 'Agent2 thinks that Patient1=Patient2 was Vb'ed (by someone = Agent1)'. The Agent of the underlying stem (Agent1) is not marked in the ending, but can be added to the sentence as a secondary object in the allative case.

Schultz-Lorentzen (1951) mentions the form atúsángitsoralugo (new orthography: atussanngitsoralugu), where V{surə}V seemingly does not assimilate the final /t/ of V{ŋŋit}V. It is unclear whether this behaviour is optional or mandatory, and whether it affects all t-stems and t(ə)-stems or only V{ŋŋit}V.

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