Māori Grammar

Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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