Māori Grammar

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

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

Kāore ōku tuākana.
I don'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 Margaret te tuakana o Fran.
Margaret is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Fran.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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