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North Wind and the Sun in Catalan.

Catalan is a Romance language which is spoken by approximately 4 million people in southeastern Spain (Catalonia) and adjoining regions in France. According to Carbonell et al. (1999) Catalan has 7 vowels and 22 consonants. This translation of the North Wind and the Sun was recorded in the Phonetics Laboratory of Edinburgh University in 1952. The speaker is unknown.

 • Recording.  

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• References.  

Carbonell, Joan F.; Llisterri, Joaquim (1999). "Catalan". Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the usage of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–65.

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