[en] The structure of the nucleus ¹¹⁹ Te has been studied with the ¹²⁰ Te( d,t) reaction at E_d=24.0 MeV. Almost 90 excited states have been observed up to an excitation energy of 2.5 MeV, and spin and parity values have been assigned to many of them. The existing experimental data are compared with calculations made on the basis of the Interacting Boson-Fermion Model-1. The large number of low-spin states observed up to about 1.2 MeV is well accounted for, whereas at higher energies the correspondence of calculated states with experimental ones becomes unreliable. The possibility of the occurrence of 'intruder' states is also discussed