There is also a distinct variety of ASL used by the Black Deaf community.[21] Black ASL evolved as a result of racially segregated schools in some states, which included the residential schools for the deaf.[24]:4 Black ASL differs from standard ASL in vocabulary, phonology, and some grammatical structure.[21][24]:4 While African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is generally viewed as more innovating than standard English, Black ASL is more conservative than standard ASL, preserving older forms of many signs.[24]:4 Black sign language speakers use more two-handed signs than in mainstream ASL, are less likely to show assimilatory lowering of signs produced on the forehead (e.g. KNOW), and use a wider signing space.[24]:4 Modern Black ASL borrows a number of idioms from AAVE; for instance, the AAVE idiom “I feel you” is calqued into Black ASL.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language
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Doesn’t surprise me in the least. There are also regional dialects of ASL.