Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Tawa, ko Koa, ko Ari ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Tawa, Koa and Ari.

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

Ko Amaru te tuakana o Pāora.
Amaru is the older brother of Pāora.

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

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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