Nā te werawera i moīa ai ā tātou kai (W 1971:206). / Because of the heat our food fermented.

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Kātahi anō ia ka whakatau pēnei nā, "Moi! Moi! Moi! Moi!" (NM 1928:20). / Then he eventually called like this, "Moi! Moi! Moi! Moi!"

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Mā te huakita, mā te ihi rānei e tutuki ai te tukanga moī (RP 2009:289). / The process of fermentation is done by bacteria or yeast.

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Ka kimi noa nei ngā tama a Hou, ā, tē kitea i tēnei pā, i tēnei pā, ā, tae atu ana ki te pā o Toi-te-hua-tahi, e moimoi haere atu ana i tā rāua kurī (NM 1928:54). / Hou's sons searched all over the place, but it wasn't in each pā until the two of them reached Toi-te-hua-tahi's pā where they called for their dog as they went.

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Ka kī atu a Māui, “Whakamātau ki te moimoi.” Ka kī atu te tuahine, “He kurī koa e moimoi ai?” Ka kī atu a Māui, “Koia, whakamātau.” Nā, ka whakamoikia. Tiro atu, haere mai ana, he kurī ia (Tr 1874:40-41). / Māui said, "Try doing a dog call." His sister said, "Why, because he's a dog?" Māui replied, "Exactly, try." So he was called with a dog call. When they looked they saw him coming and he was a dog.

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