Māori Grammar

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?

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

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

Ko Hēmi te tuakana o Amaru.
Hēmi 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.

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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