Māori Grammar

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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.

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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