Ko te puhi o runga o te waka, arā, o te tauihu, ka ingoatia tērā ko Puhi-maroke. Ko te puhi o raro o te tauihu o te waka, ka ingoatia tērā ko Puhi-mākū (JPS 1957:221). / The upper plume at the bow was called Puhi-maroke (Dry plume). The lower plume of the bow was called Puhi-mākū (Wet plume).

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Ko te ihu o te waka, e rua, e toru ngā ingoa o taua wāhi; ko te aupounamu tōna wāhi whakamutunga, ko te matutu te tuarua. Ko te wāhi tēnei e whakanohoia ai te tauihu o te waka, ko te mutunga mai ko te toitoi (W 1971:195). / The prow of the canoe has two or three names; the aupounamu is the end, the matutu is the second name. This is the part where the prow figurehead of the canoe sits, and the end is the toitoi.

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