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tātai whetū

1. (noun) constellation, cluster of stars.

Mārama katoa ana ia ki ngā whakapapa, kōrero tuku iho, te tātai whetū, te taiao me ngā karakia e pā ana ki te huamata, te tua rākau, te hanga whare, te tārai waka, te whakaara riri, te whakaora tūroro me te poroporoaki i te hunga mate (Te Ara 2013). / He understood genealogy, oral history, the constellations, natural lore and the ritual chants for planting, felling trees, building houses, fashioning canoes, making war, healing the sick and farewelling the dead.

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