Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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