Māori Grammar

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

Ko Kaurikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Kauri is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

Ko Taika te teina o Pāora.
Taika is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Pāora.

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