Re: [tlhIngan Hol] [English] Using "pong" as a verb to say "my name is..." ?

On 3 October 2016 at 23:36, Aurélie Demonchaux <demonchaux.aurelie@gmail.com>

So then if someone gives an order to 1 other person to sit in Klingon, it will be < yIba’ > but not < yIba’egh >, because in English you would normally say “sit down” but not “sit yourself down” (although the 2nd phrasing does actually exist, it seems to be nonstandard).

This is true for verbs of movement. But for verbs describing a state, the imperative requires {-'eghmoH}. You can't say, e.g., "be hot!", but must say "Make yourself hot!" See KGT (Klingon for the Galactic Traveler) p. 117. -- De'vID