Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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?