diff --git a/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm b/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
index c6d9756c9b..2d058e3b78 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
@@ -188,8 +188,10 @@
 	else
 		return ..()
 
-/proc/transfer_languages(var/mob/source, var/mob/target)
+/proc/transfer_languages(var/mob/source, var/mob/target, var/except_flags)
 	for(var/datum/language/L in source.languages)
+		if(L.flags & except_flags)
+			continue
 		target.add_language(L.name)
 
 #undef SCRAMBLE_CACHE_LEN
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_powers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_powers.dm
index bcb4dd2c33..1728b61008 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_powers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_powers.dm
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@
 	set name = "Split"
 	set desc = "Split your humanoid form into its constituent nymphs."
 	set category = "Abilities"
-	diona_split_into_nymphs(5, 1)	// Separate proc to void argments being supplied when used as a verb
+	diona_split_into_nymphs(5)	// Separate proc to void argments being supplied when used as a verb
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/diona_split_into_nymphs(var/number_of_resulting_nymphs, var/delete_self = 1)
+/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/diona_split_into_nymphs(var/number_of_resulting_nymphs)
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
 
 	var/mob/living/carbon/alien/diona/S = new(T)
@@ -242,19 +242,18 @@
 
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/alien/diona/D in src)
 		nymphs++
-		D.loc = T
+		D.forceMove(T)
+		transfer_languages(src, D, WHITELISTED|RESTRICTED)
 		D.set_dir(pick(NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST))
 
 	if(nymphs < number_of_resulting_nymphs)
 		for(var/i in nymphs to (number_of_resulting_nymphs - 1))
 			var/mob/M = new /mob/living/carbon/alien/diona(T)
+			transfer_languages(src, M, WHITELISTED|RESTRICTED)
 			M.set_dir(pick(NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST))
 
-
 	for(var/obj/item/W in src)
 		drop_from_inventory(W)
 
 	visible_message("<span class='warning'>\The [src] quivers slightly, then splits apart with a wet slithering noise.</span>")
-
-	if(delete_self)
-		qdel(src)
+	qdel(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station.dm
index 54b7c32205..9ba341ff4a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/station.dm
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/species/diona/handle_death(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	diona_split_into_nymphs(0, 0)
+	H.diona_split_into_nymphs(0)
 
 /datum/species/machine
 	name = "Machine"