The characters are formed with lines and sharp angles in a fairly simple style. They represent consonants. Some of the characters are borrowed from another culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| child | nd |
| fruit | hard g |
| human nose | hard c |
| rope | soft g |
| worm | soft j |
| standing woman | kh |
| loaf of bread | w |
| ox | ng |
| man | h |
| foot | d |
| hand | f |
| harvested plant | sk |
| adze/axe | r |
| bowl | sh |
| jar | b |
| scepter | z |
| turtle | p |
| chisel | ts |
| table | th |
| sickle/scythe | k |
| bow | v |
| feather | hard j |
| flowering plant | gh |
| arrowhead | s |
| serpent | ch |
| goat | x |