Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Hēmi te tuakana o Pāora.
Hēmi is the older brother of Pāora.

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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.

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?