Māori Grammar

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

Ko Niko te tuakana o Ari.
Niko is the older brother of Ari.

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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.

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

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