The characters are formed with lines and curves in a detailed style. They represent sounds. Many of the characters are clearly taken from a neighboring culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| sitting woman | au (as in auto) |
| footprint | oo (as in spoon) |
| wing | o (as in no) |
| flowering plant | u (as in pun) |
| worm | y (as in sky) |
| scepter | i (as in pie) |
| door(way) | silent |
| lizard | z |
| knife | hard j |
| tower | p |
| bow | hard c |
| child | t |
| (camp)fire | x |
| well | kh |
| rabbit | ng |
| hunter | th |
| chair | ch |
| spider | d |
| crown/wreath | k |
| cat head | soft c |
| chicken | soft j |
| mountain | w |
| throwing stick/boomerang | l |
| animal horn(s) | ps |
| cup | rolled n |
| candle | n |
| ox head | m |
| leaf | h |
| man | sh |
Dipthongs: no