Māori Grammar

Ko Amaru te teina o Tame.
Amaru is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Tame.

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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.

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