Transcription Rules from French to Orish

French is not a simple language to transcribe from, because French is barely phonetic, and there are many silent letters and words that their spelling does not fit to their pronunciation by the regular rules. However, there are still some rules to follow when transcribing words from French to Orish.

Consonants
Most consonants in French also exist in Orish.

Final Consonant Letters
In French, final consonant letters except for C, F, L and R are silent unless they come before a word that starts in a vowel. There are two options when transcribing them to Orish: to transcribe them like they are not silent at all, or to remove them completely.

Vowels
Unlike consonants, in French there are many vowels that don't exist in Orish.

Nasalized Vowels
In French, when the letters M and N come after a vowel and before a consonant or at the end of a word they nasalize the vowel that comes before them. In the transcription to Orish, it's recommended to transcribe them like their non-nasalized counterparts and then M or N in accordance with the spelling, in this way:

Summary for Transcribing Vowels from French to Orish

 * Don't follow the spelling - vowels in French have many spelling forms that don't necessary represent any difference in the pronunciation.
 * Ignore the difference between vowels that are phonetically similar and in Orish they are not different phonemes: /a/-/ɑ/, /e/-/ɛ/-/ə/ (/ə/ comes only to break difficult consonant clusters in Orish), /o/-/ɔ/. /œ/-/ø/.
 * Replace front rounded vowels with their unrounded or back counterparts: /œ~ø/→E or O, /y/→I or U, /ɥ/→Y or W.
 * Split nasalized vowels to normal vowels followed by a nasal consonant.