Oxman

Oxman is a constructed germanic language spoken in the the Netherlands, and at time in the north of England, this language is very close to Dutch (Nederlands'tael) and English (Engels'tael).

This language is based on the English phonology mixed with new sounds and on the Dutch verbs and words.

History
The first origins of the Oxman were from the old Dutch dialects spoken during the Germanic invasions and viking invasions. The Oxman language in spoken in the north of the Netherlands as an old Frisian dialect, there were about 5000 oxman speakers in the eastern England, but now the oxman is not spoken in England.

The common oxman vocabulary is close to English and to Dutch : Word, woord (dutch), woard (ox.) Water (English, dutch and oxman) Welcome, welkom (dutch), welcom (ox.)

Basic Grammar
The oxman grammar is difficult. A "v" or a "z" couldn't end a word, if a voyel is followed by a "t", "d" or a "k" that is ending a word, on the plural, we add a second "t", "d" or "k" and "es". When we are conjuging the oxman verbs, look if in the infinitive form thre is one or two followed voyel(s) fore a "e", "a" or "o", if there is only one voyel, the "e" will become a "ea", the "a" a "ae", and the "o" a "oa" :

Levean = ik leaf (to live, I live),

Sittean = ik sit (to sit, I sit)

Dictionary See also : dutch-oxman dictionary (Nederlands'-Oxmans' woardenboak).

Example text
Extract of Kerkaen in Oxman :

Ox: Araakan kneght was ean seer goad man, hy was in dea castel van Estampye whaner ean oud man kwam te hem ...

Du: Araakan knechtje was een zeer goede man, hij as in het kasteel van Estampij wanneer een oude man kwam naar hem...

En: Araakan knight was a very good man, he was in the castle of Estampy when an old man came to him...