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Cats in Japan say “nyao,” except for this one that says “ololiloliloliloliloliiiloli”【Video】

Casey Baseel Nov 15, 2018
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Kitty freaks out the Internet by appearing to speak, possibly perform black magic.

One of the weirdest things about comparing languages is when you find out that different languages have different ways of imitating the sounds animals make. For example, in English cats say “meow,” but in Japan, they say “nyao,” “nya,” or “nyan.”

Oh, except for Chobimaru, one of the four cats owned by Japanese Twitter user @llritotomohiro. He says “ololiloliloliloliloliiiloli” instead.

ちょび丸が、またなにか喋り出した…怖い… pic.twitter.com/HAixAFQNg8

— LLR伊藤智博 (@llritotomohiro) November 11, 2018

“Chobimaru is talking again…Scary…” tweeted @llritotomohiro, who says this is the second time the kitty has emitted this guttural, rhythmical series of sounds. And it’s not just Chobimaru’s owner who was freaked out, but his feline housemates as well. After he starts chanting, another cat comes over with a concerned expression, then wanders off when Chobimaru makes absolutely no response to its worried nuzzling, apparently having gotten the message of “Hey, I’m busy trying to terrify the Internet, OK?”

Meanwhile, another cat, seated on a cushion, looks on with the cold eyes of someone just barely keeping himself from slipping into the abyss of total panic.

傍観してる猫の冷めた表情で草 pic.twitter.com/VYcLsNgD8o

— EDGE (@EDGEHEKUNUMENIA) November 13, 2018

Online commenters reacted with a mix of nervous laughter and laughing nervousness.

“It’s like when a drunk dude has something he REALLY wants to tell you, but you’ve got no idea what he’s saying.”
“It almost sounds like he’s saying “Kohi hoshii” [“I want coffee.”]. Does he have a caffeine addiction?”
“Sounds to me like he’s trying to cast a magic spell.”

Then there was one creative type who heard Chobimaru’s soulful wailing as “Go yeah,” and remixed his vocals with a hip hop beat.

▼ Perfect for both ring tones and dance club chill rooms.

衝動を抑えられずTrapにしてしまいました。

ご気分害されたなら速やかに削除します。 pic.twitter.com/VPj93r4d9O

— 呆 : ボカロＰ (@akire_for_it) November 13, 2018

A few other cat owners even chimed in to say they’d had similar experiences with their own animals, often as portents of trouble soon to come.

“Did Chobimaru throw up after this? When my cat sounds like he’s casting an incantation, I always run to grab some newspapers and tissues.”
“My cat does the same thing! After he makes this kind of noise, he throws up. It’s nice of him to always give me an advance warning.”

However, @llritotomohiro, while thanking everyone for their concern, was happy to report that Chobimaru was in fine spirits. After his minute or so of chanting, he returned to normal, eating dinner as he always does and playing energetically in the house.

ちょび丸の体調心配してくださりありがとうございます！その後は落ち着いて食欲もあり元気にしています！ pic.twitter.com/Ag9ZnkMQEi

— LLR伊藤智博 (@llritotomohiro) November 13, 2018

Of course, that still leaves the mystery of what caused his unusual behavior, and also lends a bit of a sinister atmosphere to his other photos.

ゲスト決定！

『LLR伊藤と椿鬼奴のやっぱし猫が好き！』
日程：11月28日(水)
(開場18:30)開演19:30～
会場：新宿ネイキッドロフト
出演：LLR伊藤、椿鬼奴
ゲスト:ボンざわーるど、渡邊璃生
【Lコード:31378】
前売￥1,800
※要1オーダー￥500以上https://t.co/6Juhx2B5ge pic.twitter.com/78s2mtb5KY

— LLR伊藤智博 (@llritotomohiro) November 6, 2018

But hey, maybe he wasn’t trying to use dark magic to summon a cat monster over-god from a parallel dimension, or place a curse upon his human masters (or anyone who watches the video), enthralling them as his treat-supplying slaves. It could just be that he’s trying to keep up with this talented Shiba dog who’s learned a couple words of human language.

Source: Twitter/@llritotomohiro via Jin