Māori Grammar

Ko Margaret te tuakana o Fran.
Margaret is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Fran.

Tokoono mātou, ko ōku mātua, me ōku tuākana.
There are six of us, my parents and my older sisters.

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

Ko Joseph te tuakana o Isaac.
Joseph is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Isaac.

Ko ia te tuakana o taku pāpā, arā taku matua kēkē.
He's my dad's older brother, that is my uncle.

Ko Aidan te tuakana o Kaia.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Kaia.

E hia te pakeke o tō tuakana?
How old is your older brother?

Ko Aidan te tuakana o Liam.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Liam.

Ko ia tōku tuakana.
He is my older brother / she is my older sister.

Ko Elizabeth te tuakana o Fran.
Elizabeth is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Fran.

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Rangi, ko Amaru ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Rangi and Amaru.

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Pāora, ko Nikau, ko Niko ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Pāora, Nikau and Niko.

Kāore ōku tuākana.
I don't have any older siblings.

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.

Kāore ō tuākana?
Do you not have an older sibling?

Ko Teremoana rāua ko Tania ōku tuakana.
Teremoana and Tania are my older sisters.

Kua tūtaki koe ki taku tuakana?
Have you met my brother?

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

Kāore ōna tuākana.
She doesn't have any older siblings.

Āe, he tuakana tōku, ko Hēmi tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have an older sibling, his name is Hēmi.

Ko Ani tōku tuakana.
Ani is my older sister. (spoken by a female)

Ko Taika te tuakana o Manu.
Taika is the older brother of Manu.