The characters are formed with lines and curves in a simple style. They represent sounds. A few of the characters are very close to a previous culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| cup | i (as in pie) |
| hammer | oo (as in spoon) |
| standing man | ou (as in sour) |
| chicken head | gh |
| bridge | a (as in ray) |
| falcon/bird of prey | th |
| fruit | au (as in auto) |
| rope | k |
| ox | w |
| bowl | r |
| sitting man | rolled r |
| cat head | v |
| sitting woman | soft g |
| knotted rope | ch |
| plow | ts |
| sun on horizon | b |
| mountain | m |
| jar | silent |
| rain(drop) | hard g |
| (camp)fire | kh |
| scepter | t |
Dipthongs: yes