The characters are formed with mostly curves in a complex style. They represent sounds. Most of the characters are versions of a recent conqueror's culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| human nose | y (as in sky) |
| spear/javalin | o (as in no) |
| standing woman | a (as in ray) |
| standing man | e (as in me) |
| adze/axe | a (as in hat) |
| sword | silent |
| worm | w |
| eye | f |
| closed eye | k |
| building | hard c |
| bat | n |
| egg | soft c |
| jar | ch |
| distaff | p |
| woman | nd |
| scepter | kh |
| sickle/scythe | hard g |
| child | z |
| insect | y (consonant) |
| (f)lute | h |
| tent | rolled n |
| falcon/bird of prey | l |
Dipthongs: no