Māori Grammar

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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