Each month, we're shining the spotlight on a special member of the community. This month's Featured Member is  Kosenu, Kosenu is a translator for the Dutch language and is responsible for more than half ot the 1,500 Dutch translation entries.

Check out the interview with Kosenu below!

Drem Yol Lok! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Of course. I'm a guy living in the Netherlands, in the beautiful city of Delft. I have way too many hobbies, like playing instruments, programming, reading, and occasionally writing. I also speak this funny language from a video game.

How did you first become interested in the Dragon Language?

I'm not entirely sure. I've always had a great interest for languages, and even tried to make a few when I was younger, but they all were more like cyphers than languages. I kind of stumbled upon Dovahzul about half a year ago and decided it would be fun to learn it, and here we are about half a year later, with me being at near-conversational level.

Are there any other languages that you speak?

Yes. I speak English and Dutch fluently (you may have noticed the English already), speak bits of German, French and Japanese, have a conlang of my own called Nirsuo (which is actually not a cypher :P ), and I'm currently trying to master Swedish.

Tell me some more about Nirsuo!

Sure thing! Nirsuo is more of a language for poetry than for actual speaking; there is a lot of freedom of using words (any noun can become a verb, adjective, etc., and likewise any word can become a noun), there is no official pronunciation (read it whatever way it is comfortable!), and there are little to no unneeded complications. It's hard for me to describe, but I'd call it a "pastel-coloured" language. DovahKiinZaan also assisted in developing Nirsuo, and has especially with thinking up grammar been a great help.

What does a sentence in Nirsuo look like?

Here's a (rather free) translation of the Black Sacrament:
"Segrafu Matane, segrafu Matane, adart jin zen ufe ezi, edat shonreas-in dezuikke amenkori ayauge une kride en armade."

(Nearly) literally translated:
"Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, reply your follower at me, because the unpures' evil deeds need recreation in breaking and disaster."

Note that literal Nirsuo translations are pretty much impossible, due to the freedom of interpretation of words. For example, I translated "grafu" as "sweet", although it might also mean "special".

Warrior, thief, or mage?

Warrior. I used to play as a thief a lot, but after a while of hiding and stealthily attacking, it became too repetative for me, and I decided to go for more melee action. I never really got into magic, don't exactly know why. I should try it some time.

Favorite Dragon Shout?

Ice Form. I love the combination of the words, since a frozen opponent is easily comparable to a Ice Statue of Flesh. It's also great when you're being chased by something when you're near dead, or when you just 
need some time for a potion or to reposition.

Thanks for the interview! 

It was my pleasure!