Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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