The characters are formed with lines and curves in a fairly simple style. They represent sounds. A few of the characters are adapted from a recent conqueror's culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| fish | au (as in auto) |
| adze/axe | i (as in ski) |
| door(way) | a (as in ahh) |
| mountain | i (as in pie) |
| building | o (as in no) |
| horse | eu (as in euphoria) |
| insect | ng |
| chisel | m |
| (camp)fire | t |
| child | q |
| goblet | silent |
| ox head | hard g |
| river | h |
| pawprint | gh |
| sun on horizon | x |
| goat | s |
| ox | soft g |
| crescent moon | v |
| hoe/farming tool | rolled r |
| woman | rolled n |
| tower | ch |
| sun | nd |
| chicken head | l |
| leg | k |
| lizard | kh |
| stringed instrument | hard j |
| table | z |
| feather | w |
| fist | soft j |
| worm | ts |
| spade/shovel | sk |
Dipthongs: yes