Māori Grammar

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?

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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