Māori Grammar

Ko ia tōku tuakana.
He is my older brother / she 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 Liam.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Liam.

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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.