Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

Ko Rina tōku tuakana.
Rina 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.

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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