The decline of Berrichon has virtually led to it being regarded as a sub-standard dialect of French rather than a separate language.

Words which have the o sound in standard French are pronounced with a close back rounded vowel, resulting in, for example, un houmme (man), une poumme (apple).

The suffix -eur becomes -eux in Berrichon, and -eau becomes -iau; therefore, leurs (theirs) is ieux and un seau d'eau (a bucket of water) is un siau d'iau.

Examples of Berrichon vocabulary being used instead of their French counterparts include: Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Tertous euls houmes naquissont libres et parés catté d'la digneté et des drèts.

Is tindont d'la radzon et unne aîme et is doévont s'aidier entermi ieux coume des frères.