Māori Grammar

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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