Whale (generic)

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Depiction of a whale by Conrad Gesner, 1604: Historiae animalium, p. 725.
Whales and harpoon, in: Hans Egede, 1741. Det gamle Grønlands nye perlustration. Kjøbehavn, Trykt hos Johan Cristoph Groth, boende paa Ulfelds-platz. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/8hkcc4
English
Whale (pronunciation); Hwael (arch.)
Portuguese
Baleia (pronunciation); Balea; Balia (arch.); Baleya; Balena (arch.)
Norwegian
Hval (bm); pronunciation); Kval (nn); pronunciation); Hvalr (Old Norse)
North Sámi
Fális
Icelandic
Hvalur
Dutch
Walvis (pronunciation); Walfisk (arch.), also spelled as waluisc, walvisc or walvisch; Balein (arch.); Wal (arch.)
Frisian
Walfisk
German
Wal (pronunciation)
French
Baleine (pronunciation)
Spanish
Ballena (pronunciation); Vallena (arch.)?
Catalan
Balena
Italian
Balena (pronunciation)
Greek
Φάλαινα
Creole
Baleia (CV); Balha (STP); Balya (STP)


Activities related to whales

Whales in mythology

Whales in toponomy

Norway
Portugal

Historical sources

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