Māori Grammar

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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