Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame te tuakana o Koa.
Tame is the older brother of Koa.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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.