tuakana is an older sibling in your whanau
The pronunciation of 'tuakana' is as so - two-uh-car-nar.
If you are female, your older sister is your tuakana. If you are male she is your tuahine.
This can be said in various ways. For females, if you were to refer to a sister who is older, you would say "mō taku tuakana". If you were referring to a younger sister, you would say "mō taku teina". For males, this changes completely. You would simply say "mō taku tuahine". Mō = for Taku = my Tuakana = elder Teina = younger Tuahine = sister
The word for sister in Maori is "tuakana" for an older sister and "teina" for a younger sister.
If you are male - your sister is your tuahine. If you are female and younger - your sister is your tuakana. If you are female and older - your sister is your teina.
Tuakana Aporotanga died in 1937.
The pronunciation of 'tuakana' is as so - two-uh-car-nar.
If you are female, your older sister is your tuakana. If you are male she is your tuahine.
This can be said in various ways. For females, if you were to refer to a sister who is older, you would say "mō taku tuakana". If you were referring to a younger sister, you would say "mō taku teina". For males, this changes completely. You would simply say "mō taku tuahine". Mō = for Taku = my Tuakana = elder Teina = younger Tuahine = sister
The word for sister in Maori is "tuakana" for an older sister and "teina" for a younger sister.
If you are male - your sister is your tuahine. If you are female and younger - your sister is your tuakana. If you are female and older - your sister is your teina.
kaihana, that is just cousin in general or if you mean an older cousin in the same gender as you its a tuakana- also meaning older sister of a sister or older brother of a brother. or if you are referring to a younger person the same gender you can say teina/taina
Maori is the native language of the first inhabitants of the territory of New Zealand. The word used by them to say 'brother' is 'parata', since the word they use to say 'my', is 'taku', then, to say 'my brother', you can use the phrase: 'taku parata'.
Anaru , Hemi , Hone , Meiha , hunaraa , Tuakana . You can also name them after your uncles , brothers or grandfathers :)
It mean what you don't what does it mean.
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