Te hanga e uhi ana i te katoa o te tinana, e piri ana ki te kiko ki raro iho, e tiaki ana i ngā whēkau kei roto. Mā te kiri anō e tika ai te paemahana o ō tātou tinana, kei reira anō ngā paerongo whakapā, e rongo ai tātou i ngā whakapānga rerekē, pērā i te pēhanga, i te mahana, i te mātao, i te tōiriiri me te mamae.
The layer which covers the entire body, clinging to the flesh underneath and protecting the organs inside the body. Skin helps to regulate the body's temperature. It also holds our touch sensors which detect different types of touch sensations such as pressure, heat, cold, vibration and pain.
Āta tiakina tō kiri ina puta koe ki waho kia whitikina e te rā.
Ko te rongo whakapā o te kiri tētahi rongo matua e haumaru ai te tangata.
I pūwhero katoa te kiri o tōna kanohi i te hekenga werawera i te mahi māra.