Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.