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What is being signed (English Meaning)

BLACK (as in "the color")

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This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• AFRICAN AMERICAN
• BLACK (as in "the color")
• BLACK (as in "a black person")

Examples of Usage

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English Sentence

We saw a big black bear and her two babies in the woods yesterday.

ASL Gloss

YESTERDAY WOODS BIG BLACK BEAR HER TWO C-U-B-S WE SAW.

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English Sentence

Michigan has black squirrels.

ASL Gloss

M-I-C-H HAS WHAT? BLACK SQUIRRELS.

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English Sentence

I need black thread to sew my dress.

ASL Gloss

MY DRESS SEW BLACK THREAD I NEED.

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English Sentence

I want a black coffee, please.

ASL Gloss

I WANT COFFEE BLACK PLEASE.

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - ASL
• Variation 3 - Fingerspelled

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