Māori Grammar

Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari te tuakana o Manu.
Ari is the older brother of Manu.

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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.