diff --git a/zone/lua_mob.cpp b/zone/lua_mob.cpp
index 8dfc37176..6f7e435f3 100644
--- a/zone/lua_mob.cpp
+++ b/zone/lua_mob.cpp
@@ -753,6 +753,11 @@ void Lua_Mob::Say(const char *message) {
 	self->Say(message);
 }
 
+void Lua_Mob::Say(const char* message, int language) {
+	Lua_Safe_Call_Void();
+	entity_list.ChannelMessage(self, ChatChannel_Say, language, message); // these run through the client channels and probably shouldn't for NPCs, but oh well
+}
+
 void Lua_Mob::QuestSay(Lua_Client client, const char *message) {
 	Lua_Safe_Call_Void();
 	Journal::Options journal_opts;
@@ -821,6 +826,11 @@ void Lua_Mob::Shout(const char *message) {
 	self->Shout(message);
 }
 
+void Lua_Mob::Shout(const char* message, int language) {
+	Lua_Safe_Call_Void();
+	entity_list.ChannelMessage(self, ChatChannel_Shout, language, message);
+}
+
 void Lua_Mob::Emote(const char *message) {
 	Lua_Safe_Call_Void();
 	self->Emote(message);
@@ -2377,10 +2387,12 @@ luabind::scope lua_register_mob() {
 		.def("GetSize", &Lua_Mob::GetSize)
 		.def("Message", &Lua_Mob::Message)
 		.def("Message_StringID", &Lua_Mob::Message_StringID)
-		.def("Say", &Lua_Mob::Say)
+		.def("Say", (void(Lua_Mob::*)(const char*))& Lua_Mob::Say)
+		.def("Say", (void(Lua_Mob::*)(const char*, int))& Lua_Mob::Say)
 		.def("QuestSay", (void(Lua_Mob::*)(Lua_Client,const char *))&Lua_Mob::QuestSay)
 		.def("QuestSay", (void(Lua_Mob::*)(Lua_Client,const char *,luabind::adl::object))&Lua_Mob::QuestSay)
-		.def("Shout", &Lua_Mob::Shout)
+		.def("Shout", (void(Lua_Mob::*)(const char*))& Lua_Mob::Shout)
+		.def("Shout", (void(Lua_Mob::*)(const char*, int))& Lua_Mob::Shout)
 		.def("Emote", &Lua_Mob::Emote)
 		.def("InterruptSpell", (void(Lua_Mob::*)(void))&Lua_Mob::InterruptSpell)
 		.def("InterruptSpell", (void(Lua_Mob::*)(int))&Lua_Mob::InterruptSpell)
diff --git a/zone/lua_mob.h b/zone/lua_mob.h
index 3ea4f14f5..1270f2121 100644
--- a/zone/lua_mob.h
+++ b/zone/lua_mob.h
@@ -168,9 +168,11 @@ public:
 	void Message(int type, const char *message);
 	void Message_StringID(int type, int string_id, uint32 distance);
 	void Say(const char *message);
+	void Say(const char* message, int language);
 	void QuestSay(Lua_Client client, const char *message);
 	void QuestSay(Lua_Client client, const char *message, luabind::adl::object opts);
 	void Shout(const char *message);
+	void Shout(const char* message, int language);
 	void Emote(const char *message);
 	void InterruptSpell();
 	void InterruptSpell(int spell_id);