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edit[1] What language is the voiceover? Tx 2601:644:8581:75B0:C0A:62CC:5A5E:3807 (talk) 15:03, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- Some Slavic language, at least. Possibly Russian. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 15:26, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- The language is Russian. The black panther (a leopard) has a YouTube channel: Luna_the_pantera. Here is some more info. ‑‑Lambiam 16:53, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- Somewhat curiously, "Luna" means moon in both several Latin languages and Russian, although the Russian word is not a Latin borrowing but a direct cognate having evolved into the exact same form. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 17:23, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- The pronunciations differ, though. Russian луна is stressed on the second syllable; Latin luna on the first. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 21:28, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- So despite looking laidback, the panther is finally stressed? 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 00:02, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
- The pronunciations differ, though. Russian луна is stressed on the second syllable; Latin luna on the first. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 21:28, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- Somewhat curiously, "Luna" means moon in both several Latin languages and Russian, although the Russian word is not a Latin borrowing but a direct cognate having evolved into the exact same form. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 17:23, 2 August 2025 (UTC)