Māori Grammar

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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 Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

Ko Pāora te tuakana o Niko.
Pāora is the older brother of Niko.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Koa tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have an older sibling, his name is Koa.