Nouns can function as the subject or object of a verbal statement. In languages, nouns can be grouped into two main categories: proper nouns and common nouns. Proper nouns do not take determiners. On the other hand, common nouns are associated with certain morphemes, including possessives, demonstratives, and numerals. This study is an attempt to reflect on the morphology of demonstrative and possessive determiners in the Niaboua language, and to define their conditions of appearance. The results of this study show that demonstrative determiners in Niaboua have the structure CV. Demonstratives are always postposed to the noun. Possessive determiners, on the other hand, have the structures V, CV, and VCV. Possessives are preposed to the noun they determine. In order to achieve our objectives, it is necessary to analyze the forms that nominal determination takes in Niaboua and to deduce their appearance in phrasal contexts.
Keywords : demonstrative, possessive, determination, Niaboua, Kru, Côte d’Ivoire
