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kiri

1. (noun) skin, bark, rind.

Ka pakaru ngā kākahu, ka tuia he kākahu mō rātou ki te kiri kekeno, he iwi toroa ngā ngira (TWM 20/2/1868:5). / When their clothes were ragged they sewed garments of seal skins and the needles were of albatross bone.

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Synonyms: tapeha, hiako, peha

2. (noun) person, self - a figurative use.

E muri ahiahi takoto ki te moenga, ko taku kiri māngi te tirohia mai nā (M 2004:196). / With the fall of eventide I lay me down to sleep, it is my distressful state you do now gaze upon (M 2004:197).

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Synonyms: anō, tinana, tuakiri, tangata, tuatangata, tawhiti, whaiaro, kōiwi, kōhī

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