Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Amaru te tuakana o Rangi.
Amaru is the older brother of Rangi.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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 Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.