diff --git a/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm b/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
index 223b01e110..372409b443 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 	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/whisper_verb = "whispers"     // Optional. When not specified speech_verb + quietly/softly is used instead.
-	var/signlang_verb = list("signs") // list of emotes that might be displayed if this language has NONVERBAL or SIGNLANG flags
+	var/whisper_verb                  // Optional. When not specified speech_verb + quietly/softly is used instead.
+	var/signlang_verb = list("signs", "gestures") // 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.
 	var/flags = 0                     // Various language flags.