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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The modern name Jùr comes from the [[Sinkayyi Language|sinkajjì]] term of the same name, itself a corruption of the old sinkajjì '''Xhura/Xhyura''', which descends from even older '''Kxwuʼrayh''', thought to come from ''Akxwoʼnʼrayis'' which could be translated as "Master waters, Main waters".
The modern name Jùr comes from the [[Sinkayyi Language|sinkajjì]] term of the same name, itself a corruption of the old sinkajjì '''Xhura/Xhyura''', which descends from even older '''Kxwuʼrayh''', thought to come from ''Akxwoʼnʼrayis'' which could be translated as "Master waters", "Chief waters".