Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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