Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-14027812-20131027182513/@comment-202.156.8.15-20131029062511

I think shouts work only if you really know and understand them. Also, Dovahkiin can be split in two different ways, 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", i guess.

This is mere speculation, not a fact. Many dragon words mike make sense when split differently