The first group or class of the Parts of Speech is the Noun - each group has its special work to do.
A Noun is a word used to name something. It is the word that tells what you are talking about. For example, there are names for persons, animals, places, and objects that can be pointed out and recogtnized. There are also names for substances, qualities, actions, and measures of time or quantity.
In Kapampangan, like English, nouns and other parts of speech have no gender.
There are several kinds of nouns depending on how they are used. Some kinds of nouns are common nouns, proper nouns.and collective nouns.
A common noun names any one of a class of persons, places, or things. An example of a common noun is the word 'tau' (person) and the word 'tau' can be used to refer to any person in the world.
However, when we want to refer to a particular person, we must use a special name. The name of a particular person might be 'Juan' or 'Pedro'. These particular names are called proper nouns. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.
A collective noun names a class or group: e.g. aguman, pibale-bale, balayan, kumite, at aliwa pa.
The following list includes examples of different kinds of nouns"
| tau (Persons): | talaturu (teacher) | Juan (John) | kaluguran (friend) |
| animal (animals): | asu (dog) | pusa (cat) | kabayu (horse) |
| lugal, karinan (Places): | bale (house) | Menila (Manila) | palengke (market) |
| bage (Objects): | luklukan (chair) | litratu (picture) | makanilya (typewriter) |
| kaniwan (Qualities): | ganaka (kindness) | tepangan (bravery, courage) | leguan (Beauty) |
| pangimut (Actions): | pulai (running) | pamaglutu (cooking) | pamamasa (reading) |
| aguman (association) | pibale-bale (family) | balayan (nation) | kumite (committee) |
Examples of Nouns used in Sentences (the words in bold letters are the nouns):
