Māori Grammar

Tokoono mātou, ko ōku mātua, me ōku tuākana.
There are six of us, my parents and 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 Joseph te tuakana o Isaac.
Joseph is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Isaac.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari te tuakana o Hēmi.
Ari is the older brother of Hēmi.

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

Ko Margaret te tuakana o Fran.
Margaret 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.

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

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

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 Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.