Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.

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

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?