Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Taika te tuakana o Manu.
Taika is the older brother of Manu.

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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