The characters are formed with mostly curves in a detailed style. They represent sounds. A few of the characters are borrowed from a recent conqueror's culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| cat | a (as in hat) |
| tree | i (as in tin) |
| tent | au (as in auto) |
| altar | th |
| flowering plant | ou (as in sour) |
| sickle/scythe | eu (as in euphoria) |
| serpent | e (as in eh) |
| leg | sk |
| standing man | h |
| bowl | ps |
| river | soft j |
| fruit | ch |
| rodent | sh |
| spade/shovel | gh |
| fist | x |
| (camp)fire | hard c |
| knife | n |
| claw | d |
| bed/hammock | f |
| sitting man | ts |
| goblet | soft g |
| songbird | l |
| spider | b |
| jar | q |
| sitting woman | v |
| crescent moon | ng |
| rabbit | hard j |
| chicken | nd |
| mountain | silent |
Dipthongs: no