Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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 Koa, ko Hēmi ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Koa and Hēmi.

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.