Māori Grammar

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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