Māori Grammar

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

Ko Rinakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Rina 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, he tēina tōku, ko Rangi tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a younger sibling, his name is Rangi.

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

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.

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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