Ranks and titles

Ranks and titles always follow the name, e.g. Qugh HoD for captain Kruge (1). A ra'wI' is - directly translated - "someone who gives an order", thus does not indicate a rank. The rank of Sogh and higher can be called ra'wI'. Names of profession like QumpIn (communication officer) or yaS (officer) are not used as titles. (2).

Hierarchy of officers

Rank	English	Klingon
0	Supreme Commander	la'quv
1	Admiral	'aj
2	General	Sa'
3	Commodore	totlh
4	Brigadier	'ech
5	Captain	HoD
6	Commander	la'
7	Lieutenant	Sogh
8	Ensign	lagh
9	Yeoman	ne'

A retired officer bears the title 'utlh, i.e. qarghan 'utlh Kargan, officer emeritus. (3)

Hierarchy of soldiers

Rank	English	Klingon
1	Sergeant	bu'
2	Corporal	Da'
3	Soldier	mang

Honorifics

The following honorofic titles originated from John Ford's novel The Final Reflection and are widely used in fandom. The Klingon spelling was provided at qepHom 2014.

Rank	English	Klingon
1	tai	tay
2	vestai	veStay
3	sutai	Sutay
4	zantai	Santay
5	epetai	'Iptay

See also

• Names and Address

References

1 : Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, p. 197-198

2 : Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, p. 52-53

3 : Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, p. 50

Weblinks

• http://www.khemorex-klinzhai.de/rank.html non-canon hierarchy of Khemorex Klinzhai