Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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.