The characters are formed with lines and curves in a fairly simple style. They represent sounds. A few of the characters are clearly taken from a previous culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| rain(drop) | o (as in no) |
| flower | y (as in sky) |
| arm | e (as in me) |
| basket | ou (as in sour) |
| human mouth | au (as in auto) |
| face | u (as in pun) |
| walking stick | r |
| lizard | t |
| fist | gh |
| boat/canoe | nd |
| fang | z |
| ox head | sk |
| chicken head | sh |
| river | v |
| hammer | ts |
| sitting man | soft j |
| eye | b |
| candle | f |
| moon | s |
| chisel | hard g |
| knife | l |
| crescent moon | n |
| horse head | m |
| woman | silent |
| flowering plant | soft c |
Dipthongs: yes