Māori Grammar

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Kua tūtaki koe ki taku tuakana?
Have you met 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 ōku tuākana.
I don't have any older siblings.

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.