Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.

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

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

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

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

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