The characters are formed with lines and curves in a simple style. They represent sounds. Many of the characters are clearly taken from an ancient culture's writing system.
| Letter | Sound |
| chair | u (as in pun) |
| hill | i (as in tin) |
| (camp)fire | oo (as in spoon) |
| spider | ou (as in sour) |
| chicken | i (as in ski) |
| door(way) | r |
| sickle/scythe | f |
| shield | soft c |
| well | gh |
| goblet | k |
| flowering plant | hard c |
| dog/wolf head | soft g |
| altar | y (consonant) |
| man | soft j |
| table | hard j |
| candle | ng |
| sheep | ts |
| dog/wolf | ps |
| sitting woman | h |
| sitting man | rolled r |
| songbird | l |
| jar | v |
| face | s |
| lizard | w |
| child | m |
| flower | hard g |
| ox | t |
| woman | p |
| (f)lute | n |
| standing man | kh |
| cave | silent |
| rain(drop) | th |
Dipthongs: no