We can think of nouns as names of persons, places, and things. Here are some basic Klallam nouns that will be used in the rest of this section:
tán ‘mother’
cə́t ‘father’
cáčc ‘uncle’ or ‘aunt’
snə́xʷɬ ‘canoe’
ʔáʔyəŋ ‘house’
tálə ‘money’
húʔpt ‘deer’
sqáx̣aʔ ‘dog’
píšpš ‘cat’
qʷúʔ ‘water’
swéʔwəs ‘young man’
q̓áʔŋi ‘young woman’
sčáʔčaʔ ‘friend’
sqʷáy ‘word’
súɬ ‘road’
šč̓ə́yi ‘stick’