Bodies of water
The Yucatan Channel connects the Gulf of Mexico & this sea
The Carribean
This language has 2 main written forms: modern standard & classical, the language of the Koran
Arabic
A set of words complete in itself, or a criminal's punishment
sentence
The river locally called Song Sai Gon runs mainly through the south of this country
Vietnam
This language is spoken by about 11 million in Europe & about 200 million in South America
Portuguese
To shape into a form, or a fungus that grows on food
Mold
The "thumb" of Michigan's "mitten" juts north into this Great Lake
Lake Huron
Almost extinct, the Coeur d'Alene language is spoken by a few Native Americans on a reservation in this U.S. state
Idaho
Sensible & not easily upset, or a house for thoroughbreds
Stable
This river rises in the Alps & flows through France to the Mediterranean, the most important river to do so
The Rhône
Standard Chinese is based primarily on this form of Chinese spoken by the educated in Beijing
Mandarin
A machine for moving heavy objects, or a long-necked, long-legged avian
Crane
In 1992 North Korea & South Korea proposed that this sea off their east coasts be called the East Sea
The Sea of Japan
Before 2009 Greenland had 2 official languages: Greenlandic & this
Danish
To hit with a fist or bat, or a terrestrial gastropod
Slug