Māori Grammar

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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