The characters are formed with mostly curves in an abstract style. They represent concepts. A few of the characters are clearly taken from a recent conqueror's culture's writing system.
- Characters:
boat/canoe
ox
walking stick
spear/javalin
chisel
house/hut
basket
tree stump
infant
hoofprint
feather
eye
table
woman
hunter
stringed instrument
sitting woman
chair
human nose
throwing stick/boomerang
goat
animal tail
sun on horizon
lightning
human mouth
door(way)
leg
owl
footprint
chicken head
cave
fang
frog
animal horn(s)
turtle
insect
hand
arrowhead
child
bowl
(f)lute
moon
river
tree branch
distaff
foot
(camp)fire
arrow
closed eye
fist
ox head
edible plant