The characters are formed with lines and sharp angles in a fairly simple style. They represent sounds. A few of the characters are very close to a recent conqueror's culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| harvested plant | i (as in pie) |
| distaff | oo (as in spoon) |
| sling | a (as in hat) |
| rabbit | gh |
| foot | i (as in tin) |
| cave | l |
| candle | y (as in sky) |
| sickle/scythe | hard c |
| turtle | soft g |
| jar | hard j |
| fang | p |
| bat | ts |
| pawprint | ng |
| sitting woman | z |
| throwing stick/boomerang | d |
| tent | h |
| spade/shovel | r |
| human mouth | nd |
| cat | q |
| fruit | rolled r |
| horse head | sh |
| altar | f |
| (camp)fire | soft j |
| dog/wolf | k |
| vine | kh |
| spear/javalin | soft c |
| boat/canoe | v |
| table | t |
| eye | ps |
| plow | m |
| bowl | rolled n |
Dipthongs: no