Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-14027812-20131027182513/@comment-13446185-20131029101649

I think shouts work only if you really know and understand them.

Well... Yah that should be obvious.

'either Dovah-Kiin (dragonborn) or Dov-ah-kiin (dragons-hunter-born). So, it only counts as a shout if you understand it as "dragons-hunter-born"'

T Dragon Language is based on one syllable and compound words, the compound words don't necesarilly have to be directly related to the root words though. For example: Jun, means king, while Aar, means servant; if these words are mixed togethor Junaar, it makes the word Kingdom.