A range of possibilities

[mije Wi]

pona

[mije Wi]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964665.aspx
ilo ni ken pana e sitelen ale

Thank you

[Logomachist]

Simplified forms please. There are already a number of logogram suggestions a float.

QFT. Chinese needs complex characters. Toki Pona is minimalist and simple- stealing kanji would be a step backwards IMHO.

[janSilipu]

Some very ancient ( read simple) characters might be good, but the basic point you make seems right.

[jan Seloki]

Actually, there is... but it was just something I was playing with. I called it "hó ni" (toki pona). I haven't messed with it in months though.

Syllables were consonant-vowel, using eight consonants and five vowels with three tones. I'd have to add something else to handle the new words though, since 8*5*3=120.

I suppose I could allow for final -m/-n like in real Toki Pona, or for consonant clusters or for a fourth tone.

Anyway, I came up with it just to see what playing with an artificial tonal language might be like.

I know this is an old post but is there a word list available for hó ni anywhere?