Māori Grammar

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

Ko Tame te tuakana o Niko.
Tame is the older brother of Niko.

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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