Editing Washo language (section)

===Nouns===
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Possession in Washo is shown by prefixes added to the object. There are two sets of prefixes added: the first set if the object begins with a vowel and the second set if the object begins with a consonant.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="80%"
|+Noun Prefixes
! width="15%" | Vowel-initial Prefix !! width="15%" | Usage !! width="35%" | Example
|-
| {{lang|was|'''l-'''}}
| first-person possessive
| {{lang|was|'''l'''áŋal}} ('my/our house')
|-
| {{lang|was|'''m-'''}}
| second-person possessive
| {{lang|was|'''m'''áŋal}} ('your house')
|-
| {{lang|was|'''tꞌ-'''}}
| third-person possessive
| {{lang|was|'''tꞌ'''áŋal}} ('his/her/its/their house')
|-
| {{lang|was|'''d-'''}}
| unidentified possessive
| {{lang|was|'''d'''áŋal}} ('somebody's house')
|-
! width="15%" | Consonant-initial Prefix!! width="15%" | Usage!! width="35%" | Example
|-
| {{lang|was|'''di-'''}}
| first-person possessive
| {{lang|was|'''di'''háŋa}} ('my/our mouth')
|-
| {{lang|was|'''ʔum-'''}}
| second-person possessive
| {{lang|was|'''ʔum'''háŋa}} ('your mouth')
|-
| {{lang|was|'''da-'''}}
| third-person possessive
(when first vowel of the object is '''a''' or '''o''')
| {{lang|was|'''da'''háŋa}} ('his/her/its/their mouth')<br /> {{lang|was|'''da'''kꞌómol}} ('his/her/its/their ball')
|-
| {{lang|was|'''de-'''}}
| third person possessive
(when first vowel of the object is '''e''', '''i''', '''ɨ''', or '''u'''')
| {{lang|was|'''de'''Mélɨw}} ('his/her/its/their belt')<br>{{lang|was|'''de'''dí꞉geš}} ('his/her/its/their net')<br>{{lang|was|'''de'''bɨkꞌɨ}} ('his/her/its/their grandmother's sister')<br>{{lang|was|'''de'''gúšuʔ}} ('his/her/its/their pet')
|-
|
| unidentified possessive
| {{lang|was|háŋa}} ('somebody's mouth')
|}