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tuakana - older sibling of the same sex

tuākana - older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

Tuakana (pl. tuākana), n. 1. Elder brother of a male. E rua tahi nga take i tupu ai te kino a ona tuakana ki a Tutanekai (T. 135).

2. Elder sister of a female. Ka haha te tuakana o te wahine nei (T. 139).

3. Cousin of the same sex in an elder branch of the family.

Williams Dictionary

Ko wai te tuakana o Pita?
Who is the older sibling (same gender) of Pita?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He rite ia ki tōna tuakana.
She is just like her elder sister.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

He rite tonu tāku kitā ki tōku tuakana.
My guitar is just like my older sibling's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

wai i e mārena ana tuakana?
Who said your brother's getting married?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kei waenganui a Tūrehu i ana tuākana.
Tūrehu is between her older sisters.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ko Moanakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei runga ake.
Moana is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Tērā pea ko Pāora te tuakana.
Perhaps Pāora is the tuakana.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Kāore ōna tuākana.
She doesn't have any older siblings.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

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

Ko Joseph te tuakana o Isaac.
Joseph is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Isaac.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Margaret te tuakana o Fran.
Margaret is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Fran.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Elizabeth te tuakana o Fran.
Elizabeth is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Fran.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Aidan te tuakana o Liam.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Liam.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Aidan te tuakana o Kaia.
Aidan is the elder sibling (of the same gender) of Kaia.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Kāore ō tuākana?
Do you not have an older sibling?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

E hia te pakeke o tuakana?
How old is your older brother?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Kua tūtaki koe ki taku tuakana?
Have you met my brother?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Koa te tuakana o Amaru.
Koa is the older brother of Amaru.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Kauri tōku tuakana.
Kauri is my older sister. (spoken by a female)
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko ia tōku tuakana.
He is my older brother / she is my older sister.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Teremoana rāua ko Tania ōku tuakana.
Teremoana and Tania are my older sisters.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko ia te tuakana o taku pāpā, arā taku matua kēkē.
He's my dad's older brother, that is my uncle.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Kāore ōku tuākana.
I don't have any older siblings.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

He tuakana tōu?
Do you have an older sibling?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tuakana tōku, ko Tawa tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have an older sibling, his name is Tawa.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Tame, ko Nikau ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Tame and Nikau.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Niko, ko Rangi, ko Pāora ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Niko, Rangi and Pāora.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Margaret tōku tuakana.
Margaret is my older sister.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Tokoono mātou, ko ōku mātua, me ōku tuākana.
There are six of us, my parents and my older sisters.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Rāwiri tōku tuakana.
Rāwiri is my older sibling.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Tokorua ōku tuākana.
I have two older siblings (of the same gender as me).
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Ko Paora tōku tuakana whakaangi.
Paora is my step brother.

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