Māori Space Vocabulary
Tātai Arorangi - Astronomy Whānau a Tamanuiterā - Solar System Kōmaru - Sun Rā - Sun Whiro - Mercury Takero - Mercury Kōpū - Venus (summer dawn) Tāwera - Venus (summer dawn) Rereahiahi - Venus (summer dusk) Mermere - Venus (winter dawn) Meremere tū ahiahi - Venus (winter dusk) Ao - Earth Matawhero - Mars Kōpūnui - Jupiter Hineitīweka - Jupiter Rangawhenua - Jupiter Pareārau - Saturn Rongo - Saturn Wherangi - Uranus Tangaroa - Neptune Whiro - Pluto Ahoroa - Moon Marama - Moon Māhina - Moon Atarau - Moon Whetūao - Planet Whetū mārama - Planet Aorangi - Planet (modern word) Whetū - Star Kāhui - Constellation Kōtiritiri - Meteor, shooting star Kōtiri - Meteor, shooting star Mangōroa - Milky Way Te Ika o te Rangi - Milky Way Matariki - Pleiades (It’s appearance is seen as the star of a new year for Māori) Auahitūroa - Comet
(I’ll upload a pronunciation guide for Māori soon)