Speak Language question

[Tiri]

Can gaining a language through Speak Language allow a creature described as understanding but not speaking a certain language to speak said language?

[Malimar]

By RAW? Yes.

But I think most such creatures are mute for physiological reasons, so the sensible answer is no.

[Troacctid]

Yes. This is the D&D equivalent of Meowth from the Pokémon anime.

Most animals and other low-Intelligence creatures are unable to do this because they only get 1 skill rank per level, and it takes 2 to learn a language.

[Hiro Quester]

They have to be able to make the requisite noises, though.

This is why a Druid in wildshape can understand but not speak a language she knows. The animal's mouth just can't make those noises.

So a druid's animal companion can't learn Common by putting two cross-class ranks into Speak Language, for instance.