Fixes #6689

code/modules/mob/language.dm

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 	var/name = "an unknown language" // Fluff name of language if any.
 	var/desc = "A language."         // Short description for 'Check Languages'.
 	var/speech_verb = "says"         // 'says', 'hisses', 'farts'.
+	var/ask_verb = "asks"            // Used when sentence ends in a ?
+	var/exclaim_verb = "exclaims"    // Used when sentence ends in a !
 	var/signlang_verb = list()       // list of emotes that might be displayed if this language has NONVERBAL or SIGNLANG flags
 	var/colour = "body"         // CSS style to use for strings in this language.
 	var/key = "x"                    // Character used to speak in language eg. :o for Unathi.
@@ -33,6 +35,14 @@
 /datum/language/proc/check_special_condition(var/mob/other)
 	return 1
 
+/datum/language/proc/get_spoken_verb(var/msg_end)
+	switch(msg_end)
+		if("!")
+			return exclaim_verb
+		if("?")
+			return ask_verb
+	return speech_verb
+
 /datum/language/unathi
 	name = "Sinta'unathi"
 	desc = "The common language of Moghes, composed of sibilant hisses and rattles. Spoken natively by Unathi."

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm

@@ -232,16 +232,17 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/say_quote(var/message, var/datum/language/speaking = null)
 	var/verb = "says"
 	var/ending = copytext(message, length(message))
-	if(ending=="!")
-		verb=pick("exclaims","shouts","yells")
-	else if(ending=="?")
-		verb="asks"
+
+	if(speaking)
+		verb = speaking.get_spoken_verb(ending)
+	else
+		if(ending == "!")
+			verb=pick("exclaims","shouts","yells")
+		else if(ending == "?")
+			verb="asks"
 
 	return verb
 
-
-
-
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/handle_speech_problems(var/message)
 	var/list/returns[3]
 	var/verb = "says"