Māori Grammar

Ko Niko te teina o Ari.
Niko is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Ari.

Ko Moanakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō 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.

Āe, tokorua ōku tungāne, tokorima ōku tēina.
Yes, I have two brothers and five younger sisters.

Ko Rāwinia rāua ko Tia ōku tēina.
Rāwinia and Tia are my younger sisters.

Kei te mekemeke te kōtiro i tana teina.
The girl is punching her sister.

He tohunga whakairo ngā tēina.
The younger ones are master carvers.

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Aria, ko Taika ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have younger siblings, their names are Aria and Taika.

Ko Fran te teina o Margaret.
Fran is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Margaret.

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Rangi, ko Amaru, ko N3 ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have younger siblings, their names are Rangi, Amaru and N3.

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

Ko taku teina hei kura māhita.
My younger sibling will be a school teacher.

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

Tokorua aku tēina, tokotoru aku tuahine.
I've got two younger brothers (and) I have three sisters.

Ehara te teina i te tohunga whakairo.
The younger one is not a master carver.

Ko Mia tōku teina.
Mia is my younger sister. (spoken by a female)

Ko Isaac te teina o Jo.
Isaac is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Jo.

Ko Kaia te teina o Aidan.
Kaia is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Aidan.

He teina au nō Taika.
I'm a younger brother of Taika's.

Āe, he tēina tōku, ko Hēmi tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a younger sibling, his name is Hēmi.

Kāore ōku tēina.
I don't have younger siblings.

E whai ana a Amaru i tana teina.
Amaru chases his brother.

Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

Ko Rongomai tōku tuahine, ko Tūmanako tōku teina.
Rongomai is my sister, Tūmanako is my younger sibling.