Māori Grammar

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.

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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