Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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