Proto-Yenisseian: *χV̄j
Meaning: elk, deer
Ket: qa:ji4 (Kur.); Bak., Sur. qa:jǝ4 /qajǝ4, pl. qi:n3; South. qaj4 'elk'
Yug: xa:hj, pl. xe:n 'elk'
Kottish: hui, pl. huján "deer"; Ass. (М., Сл., Кл.) huj "deer" (cervus)
Arin: okä-ši (Стр.), oka-ši (Лоск.) id., oq́aj-ši (М., Сл., Кл.) 'elk'
Pumpokol: xáju (Сл.) "elk"
Comments: ССЕ 307-308. The vocalic correspondences are unclear. In КС 166 I have reconstructed initial *G- - due to a mixture with a different root, see PY *gǝʔj 'hunting, wild animal'. Werner 2, 62 <*qaʔǝjǝ / *qʌʔǝjǝ> (with the same confusion).
