Entry record from de Josselin de Jong (1937): Woirata
ili
• back part.
ilin
• stern; rudder; tricks and traps.
ilin tana
• helm-stock (rudder-hand).
ilin hali to ilehen mara mara
• drift off transversally.
Literally: there is no rudder, so it is drifting transversally
ilin pale
• steer (hold the rudder).
ilin palen
• helmsman (who holds the rudder).