Ko te Rātū tenei rā, te rua tekau ma wha o Hōngongoi 2012
Today is Tuesday, the 24th of July 2012
tungāne: brother of a girl
Today is Tuesday, the 24th of July 2012
tungāne: brother of a girl
He kaha tōku tungāne:
My brother is strong.
Note that this is a term that a female speaker would use to refer to her brother. To refer to his brother (or male cousins), a male speaker would use the terms tuakana (elder sibling) or teina (younger sibling). These two terms may also be used by female speakers to refer to their sisters and female cousins.
Alternatively, speakers of either sex might use the terms mātāmua (eldest sibling) or pōtiki (youngest sibling).
A male speaker may use tungāne to refer to the brother of a woman, for example,
Ko te tungāne o Ngaire ia.
He is Ngaire's brother.
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