kirimā
1. (modifier) white-skinned, fair-skinned - sometimes written as two words, i.e. kiri mā.
I taku kōrero tuatahi i tuhituhia e au ngā whakahāweatanga a ngā iwi kirimā i ngā iwi kirimangu (HKW 1/10/1902:2). / In my first discussion I wrote about the prejudice of white-skinned people against black people.
2. (noun) fair-skinned person.
Me tino whaihanga he ture hei whakahau kia whakaranu te mārenarena a te kirimā ki te kirimangu (TTT 1/8/1931:18). / Laws should be made to encourage mixed marriages of fair-skinned and dark-skinned people.
