Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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