Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

Ko Taika te tuakana o Nikau.
Taika is the older brother of Nikau.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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