The characters are formed with mostly curves in an abstract style. They represent sounds. Some of the characters are clearly taken from a neighboring culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| hammer | eu (as in euphoria) |
| worm | a (as in ahh) |
| altar | i (as in pie) |
| animal tail | au (as in auto) |
| wing | hard j |
| human nose | z |
| spider | m |
| adze/axe | r |
| sitting woman | f |
| serpent | n |
| (camp)fire | y (consonant) |
| moon | q |
| ox | hard c |
| throwing stick/boomerang | hard g |
| flower | silent |
| candle | gh |
| lizard | k |
| spear/javalin | d |
| jar | sh |
| (f)lute | nd |
| tree branch | ch |
| crescent moon | sk |
| face | ng |
| rodent | soft c |
| fang | l |
| owl | soft g |
| falcon/bird of prey | p |
| leaf | ps |
| fist | rolled r |
| tree stump | h |
Dipthongs: no