Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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 Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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.

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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