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tungāne - brother, of a female

Tungāne, n. Brother or male cousin, of a female. I a Hinauri ano e ngaro atu ana i tona kainga tupu ka noho nei tona tungane, a Rupe, ka maharahara kia a ia (T. 32).

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Ko John te tungāne o Fran.
John is the brother (of a girl) of Fran.
Identity sentences - ko...

I pēwhea tō moe, tungāne?
How was your sleep, brother?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ki te tiki i tō tungane i te pahi.
To pick up your brother from the bus.
Sentences with i - i

Ka kiriweti ia ki ngā mahi whakapātaritari a tōna tungāne.
She gets annoyed with the teasing antics of her brother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, tokorua ōku tungāne, tokorima ōku tēina.
Yes, I have two brothers and five younger sisters.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore ōku tungāne.
I don't have brothers.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ō tungāne?
Don't you have any brothers?
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ōku tungāne, he wāhine katoa mātou ngā tamariki.
I don't have any brothers, all of the children are female.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He tungāne tōu?
Do you have brothers (to a female)?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tungāne ōu?
Do you have any brothers?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Tamahae te tungāne o Mārama.
Tamahae is the brother of Mārama.

Heoi anō kāore ngā tungāne o Puhiwahine i pai ki te whaiāipotanga o te wahine nei ki tana whanaunga, nā reira ka tikina mai e rātau tō rātau tuahine, ka whakahokia ki roto o Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Well Puhiwahine’s brothers did not approve of this woman's affair with her relative, so they fetched their sister, and returned her to Ngāti Tuwharetoa.

Ko Rewi tō rāua tungāne.
Rewi is their cousin.

Ko John te tungāne o Elizabeth.
John is the brother (of a girl) of Elizabeth.

Ko Jacob te tungāne o Harnah.
Jacob is the brother (of a girl) of Harnah.

Ko Andrew te tungāne o Kayte.
Andrew is the brother (of a girl) of Kayte.

Ko Brian te tungāne o Val.
Brian is the brother (of a girl) of Val.

Kei te tākaro au i te kēmu a tōku tungāne.
I am playing my brother's game.

Tekau mā waru te pakeke o tana tungāne.
Her brother is 18.

Ko tana tungāne.
Her brother.

Kei whea kē tō tungāne?
Where is your brother?

Kei whea tō tungāne?
Where is your brother?

Kei whea kē tō tunganē?
Where is your brother instead of being here?

Ko Nikau te tungāne o Aria.
Nikau is the brother of Aria.

He kaha tōku tungāne.
My brother is strong.

Ko te tungāne o Ngaire ia.
He is Ngaire's brother.

Ko Tīpene te tungāne o Sally.
Tīpene is sally's brother.

Āe, he tungāne tōku, ko Manu tōna ingoa.
I do have a brother, his name is Manu.

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Hēmi, ko Pāora ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Hēmi and Pāora.

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Amaru, ko Niko, ko Rangi ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Amaru, Niko and Rangi.

Kotahi tōku tungāne.
I have one brother.

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