Māori Grammar

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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.

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

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.

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 Liam.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Liam.