Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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