diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index e55a1656..ff5bc97d 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # All languages have an associated lexer for syntax highlighting. It
 # defaults to name.downcase, which covers most cases.
 #
-# type              - Either data, programming, markup, or nil
+# type              - Either data, programming, markup, prose, or nil
 # lexer             - An explicit lexer String (defaults to name)
 # aliases           - An Array of additional aliases (implicitly
 #                     includes name.downcase)