Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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