kiri - person, self
mūrau - a person cited as a noteable example, byword
Ko Tūmatauenga te kirimūrau o te riri.
Nāwai rā, ka riro ko Billy T James hei kirimūrau mō te momo pukuhohe o te iwi Māori.
He kuia kirimūrau, inā tana kaha ki te poipoi i tana whānau, ki te hāpai i ngā tikanga o tōna marae, ki te whakatairanga anō i tōna reo Māori.