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-license: cc-by-nc-nd-4.0
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+license: cc-by-nc-nd-4.0
+task_categories:
+- automatic-speech-recognition
+language:
+- ca
+tags:
+- audio
+- speech
+- speech recognition
+- machine
+- machine learning
+- catalan
+size_categories:
+- n<1K
+---
+# 🎧 Catalan Speech Dataset
+
+The **Catalan Speech Dataset** is a high-quality **speech audio dataset** designed to provide reliable and diverse **audio data** for AI-driven voice technologies. It includes **140 hours of audio data** distributed across **650 files**, delivered in **MP3 and WAV formats**, with a total size of **245 MB**. This well-structured **audio dataset** ensures balanced **voice data**, with **47% female and 53% male speakers**, and a wide age distribution from **18 to 50+ years**. The **dataset language** is Catalan, with speakers from Spain (Catalonia, Valencia, Balearic Islands), Andorra, France, and Italy (Alghero), making it a representative **language speech dataset** with strong regional and phonetic diversity.
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+
+🔗 **Learn more:**  
+https://speech-data.ai/datasets/catalan/
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+---
+
+## 🚀 Use Cases
+
+This **Catalan speech dataset** supports a wide range of AI applications, including **speech recognition**, voice assistant development, and natural language processing. The structured **speech data** enables efficient acoustic modeling, speaker identification, and scalable AI training workflows. It serves as a reliable **speech recognition dataset** for both research and production environments, ensuring consistent performance across dialects and recording conditions.
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+## 📊 Dataset Metadata
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+| Field            | Value                                                                 |
+|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 📜 License        | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0                                                      |
+| 🎯 Task Categories | Automatic Speech Recognition                                         |
+| 🌍 Language       | Catalan (ca)                                                         |
+| 🏷️ Tags          | Audio, Speech, Speech Recognition, Machine, Machine Learning, Catalan |
+| 📦 Size Category  | n < 1K                                                               |
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+---
+
+## ⭐ Key Value
+
+The key value of this **speech dataset** lies in its geographic diversity, balanced demographics, and production-ready structure. It provides high-quality **audio data** that enhances the accuracy and robustness of voice-enabled AI systems. This **voice dataset** is particularly effective for building scalable multilingual solutions that require natural and diverse speech inputs.