The Galugnano dialect preserves direct Latin roots and, to a lesser extent, French loanwords absorbed during the Angevin rule. Below is a comparative selection.
Note: Italian, Latin (or French) and dialect are placed side by side to highlight how close they are to one another; the English translation is given last, for reference.
From Latin
| Italian | Latin | Dialect | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sono | sum | suntu | I am |
| È | est | ete | Is |
| Siamo | sumus | simu | We are |
| Ero | eram | era | I was |
| Eravamo | eramus | erame | We were |
| Tieni | tenes | tene | You hold |
| Teniamo | tenimus | tenimu | We hold |
| Tenete | tenitis | teniti | You (pl.) hold |
| Bevo | bibo | biu | I drink |
| Bocca | bucca | ucca | Mouth |
| Formaggio | caseus | casu | Cheese |
| Cipolla | cepa | cepugghra | Onion |
| Cresta | crista | crista | Crest |
| Croce | crux | cruce | Cross |
| Colpa | culpa | curpa | Fault, blame |
| Corto | curtus | curtu | Short |
| Domani | cras | crai | Tomorrow |
| Mattina | mane | ammane | Morning |
| Domattina | cras-mane | crammane | Tomorrow morning |
| Mormorare | murmurare | murmurare | To murmur |
| Discepolo | discipulus | tescipulu | Disciple |
| Vado | eo | au | I go |
| Bollire | effervescere | fervare | To boil |
| Forno | furnus | furnu | Oven |
| Giro | gyrus | giru | Turn, round |
| Grande | magnus | magno | Big, great |
| Orto | hortus | uertu | Vegetable garden |
| Codesta | ista | sta | That (near you) |
| Pantano / palude | lama | lama | Bog / marsh |
| Lurido | luridus | lurdu | Filthy |
| Fango | lutum | luta | Mud |
| Vino | merum | mieru | Wine |
| Mietitura | messio | miessi | Harvest (grain) |
| Mietere | metere | metare | To reap, to harvest |
| Moglie | mulier | muijere | Wife |
| Peto | peditum | pitatu | Fart |
| Forato | pertusus | pertusu | Pierced, holed |
| Abbruciato | perustus | rustutu | Burnt |
| Roccia | petra | pecrha | Rock |
| Brina | pruina | pruina | Frost |
| Fanciullo | pupus | pupu | Child, young boy |
| Grappolo d'uva | racemus | racioppa | Bunch of grapes |
| Ruota | rota | rota | Wheel |
| Sega | serra | serra | Saw |
| Aridità | sicca | sicca | Dryness, aridity |
| Altura | specula | specchia | High ground, height |
| Fastidioso | stomachosus | stomacusu | Annoying |
From French
Among the legacies of the Angevin rule, a number of French terms passed into the local dialect:
| Italian | French | Dialect | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasca | poche | pòscia / pauta | |
| Fazzoletto | mouchoir | maccaturu | Handkerchief |
| Lettuccio / divano | canapè | canapè | Small bed / sofa |
| Credenza | buffet | buffè | Sideboard, cupboard |
| Pezzo di stoffa | damasquiné | tamantile (apron) | Piece of cloth |
| Cotto | cuit | cuettu | Cooked |
| Scatola | boîte | buatta | Box |