Māori Grammar

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.

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

Kāore ō tuākana?
Do you not have an 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 Aidan te tuakana o Liam.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Liam.

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

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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