ca. This sign is explained as the jaw of an animal thickly set with teeth; but a careful examination of its variations leads to the belief that it is a representation of the eye lashes. (See the Etudes sur le Manuscrit Troano, p. 55.)
cu. This has not been identified.
t. As there is no d in Maya this character stands for both t and d. It signifies space, the four marks leading towards the center representing the four cardinal points, and the phonetic base being the Maya, preposition ti, in, toward, at, in space.
e. Probably a front view of the human face, surmounted by the hair, the dots marking the eyes, nose and mouth.
k. Nos. 12 and 13, variations of the same, represent a joint of bamboo. No. 14 is the guttural h, pronounced ha, which word in Maya means water. The figure represents a stream flowing around some objects.
i. This letter stems formed after the analogy of c, but no satisfactory analysis has yet been offered.
k, ku. The k is beyond doubt derived from a head seen in profile. The upper figure within the circle is the closed eye with its lashes (compare No. 8); that below on the right is the ear (compare No. 28); that on the left the mouth. (See the variations in the Etudes sur le Manuscrit Troano, p. 55.) The ku is supposed to be a drawing of the sacred "medicine bag."
l. Neither of these has been resolved.
m. This also, is the figure of a head. It is distinguished from the k by the eye being open, from the p by the absence of dots around the mouth.
n. Possibly the figure of a serpent.