Eléments caractéristiques de la phonologie structurale du mboxo, bantu C21 (République du Congo)

This study analyzes, according to the structural model, the functioning of the fundamental elements (phonemes, tonems and syllable) of the phonology of Mboxó, a language of the Bantu family of the area, spoken by the Mboxó, a population who inhabit Mbomo, in the north-west of the Republic of Congo. In addition, this study analyzes the functioning of the syllable by identifying its different structures and the number of syllables per item in this language. Finally, this study addresses aspects related to syntagmatic phonology such as assimilation and vowel elision.