Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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?

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.

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.