Siblings
How to say who your siblings are in Māori
This is an interactive powerpoint. You just click on what is right for you. If you have brothers and sisters, you’ll need to click ‘back to start’ to say each sentence.
Click the one that applies to you
You clicked ‘boy’
You clicked ‘girl’
A boy’s older brother is his TUAKANA.
Ko _____ tāku tuakana.
A boy’s two older brothers are his TUAKANA.
Ko _____ rāua ko ______ āku tuakana.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A boy’s three (or more) older brothers are his TUAKANA.
Ko _____ rātau ko ______, ko _____ āku tuakana.
Just keep adding ‘ko ____’ until you run out of brothers.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A girl’s older sister is her TUAKANA.
Ko _____ tāku tuakana.
A girl’s two older sisters are her TUAKANA.
Ko _____ rāua ko ______ āku tuakana.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A girl’s three (or more) older sisters are her TUAKANA.
Ko _____ rātau ko ______, ko ______, āku tuakana.
Just keep adding ‘ko ____’ until you run out of sisters.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A boy’s younger brother is his TEINA.
Ko _____ tāku teina.
A boy’s two youngers brother are his TEINA.
Ko _____ rāua ko ____ āku teina.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A boy’s three (or more) youngers brother are his TEINA.
Ko _____ rātau ko ____, ko _____ āku teina.
Just keep adding ‘ko ____’ until you run out of brothers.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A girl’s younger sister is her TEINA.
Ko _____ tāku teina.
A girl’s two younger sisters are her TEINA.
Ko _____ rāua ko _____ āku teina.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A girl’s three (or more) younger sisters are her TEINA.
Ko _____ rātau ko _____, ko _____ āku teina.
Just keep adding ‘ko ____’ until you run out of sisters.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A boy’s sister is his TUAHINE.
Ko _____ tāku tuahine.
A boy’s two sisters are his TUAHINE.
Ko _____ rāua ko _____ āku tuāhine.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A boy’s three (or more) sisters are his TUAHINE.
Ko _____ rātau ko _____, ko _____ āku tuāhine.
Just keep adding ‘ko _____’ until you run out of sisters.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A girl’s brother is her TUNGĀNE.
Ko _____ tāku tungāne.
A girl’s two brothers are her TUNGĀNE.
Ko _____ rāua ko _____ āku tungāne.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.
A girl’s three (or more) brothers are her TUNGĀNE.
Ko _____ rātau ko _____, ko _____ āku tungāne.
Just keep adding ‘ko _____’ until you run out of brothers.
Say oldest person first, youngest last.