| Kupu | Brief description |
| raparapa | extension of the barge boards of the meeting house. |
| maihi | barge boards of the meeting house (gables) |
| koruru | carved head at the apex of the meeting house |
| roro | the front end of the meeting house, porch |
| tāhuhu | the main ridge-pole of the meeting house |
| tekoteko | carved figure at the apex of the meeting house |
| whare whakairo | carved house |
| whakairo(tia/ngia) | carving, decorate, decorated, carve, engrave |
| wharenui | meeting house |
| poupou | upright slabs forming the solid part of the walls of a meeting house, usually carved into figures |
| wharekai | food house, cafeteria, eatery |
| wharepaku | toilet |
| paepae | bench at the front of the meeting house, front row of seats |
| marae ātea | the open space in the front of the meeting house |
| mahau | the porch of the meeting house |