Māori Grammar

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Teremoana rāua ko Tania ōku tuakana.
Teremoana and Tania are 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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