Māori Grammar

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

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

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 Taika, ko Tame, ko Rangi ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Taika, Tame and Rangi.

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 Manu te tuakana o Amaru.
Manu is the older brother of Amaru.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.