Māori Grammar

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

Kāore ō tuākana?
Do you not 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.

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

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

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.

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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