Family terms

Klingon	Translation	Source
be'nal	wife	TKD
be'nI'	sister	TKD
loDnal	husband	TKD
loDnI'	brother	TKD
'Ipnal	spouse	qep'a' 2021
qongmeS	sibling	qepHom 2021
lor		HolQeD v9n3
lorbe'		HolQeD v9n3
lorloD		HolQeD v9n3
me'		HolQeD v9n3
me'nal		HolQeD v9n3
nal
puq
puqnI'
puqnI'be'
puqnI'loD
qorDu'	family
SoS	mother	TKD
SoSnI'	grandmother	TKD
tennuS		HolQeD v9n3
tennuSnal		HolQeD v9n3
tey'		HolQeD v9n3
tey'be'		HolQeD v9n3
tey'loD		HolQeD v9n3
vav	father	TKD
vavnI'	grandfather	TKD
vIn		HolQeD v9n3
yur		HolQeD v9n3
'e'mam		HolQeD v9n3
'e'mamnal		HolQeD v9n3
'IrneH	uncle, mother's brother	HolQeD v9n3
'IrneHnal	uncle, mother's sister's husband	HolQeD v9n3

• The second part of of some of these words nI' appears in several family terms, but it is not clear what its literal meaning is.
• The word part nal seems to be related to being married, but does not have a standalone meaning.

Organized by gender

Term	Female	Male	Gender neutral
parent	SoS	vav	qaytu'
grand-parent	SoSnI'	vavnI'
child	puqbe'	puqloD	puq
spouse	be'nal	loDnal	'Ipnal
sibling	be'nI'	loDnI'	qongmeS
parallel cousin/nephew	tey'be'	tey'loD	tey'
cross cousin/nephew	lorbe'	lorloD	lor
same-sex parental sibling	me'	tennuS
cross-sex parental sibling	'e'mam	'IrneH

General Relationship chart

Relationship chart

Some terms are used differently, depending on whether the speakers is male or female. Most terms are identical, but the words for "niece" and "nephew" change depending on whether the speaker is male or female. When written down, it seems quite confusing, but when diplayed in a drawn chart, the relationships actually seem quite logical.

if the speaker is a woman

if the speaker is a man