(last updated 2010-01-13) LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of requester: Thorgeir Holm 2. E-mail address of requester: thorgeirholm (at) yahoo.no 3. Record Requested: Type: variant Subtag: hognorsk Description: Norwegian in Høgnorsk (High Norwegian) orthography Prefix: nn Comments: Norwegian following Ivar Aasen's orthographical principles, including modern usage. 4. Intended meaning of the subtag: Høgnorsk (High Norwegian) orthography of Norwegian follows the principles of Ivar Aasen's "Landsmaal" as put forth in his grammar (1864) and dictionary (1873). Also known as "Aasen-mål" or "tradisjonell nynorsk". The subtag is not primarily intended for historical texts, but for modern use of this non-official orthography, in contrast to official Norwegian Nynorsk (nn). 5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article): -- Aasen, Ivar: Norsk Grammatik (1864) -- Aasen, Ivar: Norsk Ordbog (1873) -- http://www.ivaraasen.no/wiki/index.php?title=Hovudsida (wiki about (and in) the Høgnorsk language) 6. Any other relevant information: Norwegian in Høgnorsk or Aasen-like orthography was official until the Norwegian language reform of 1938. Its use has continued non-officially, and today quite a few young people prefer this variety. Recently, software applications are being localized according to this orthography, and this use makes a separate variant subtag desireable. (file created 2010-01-13)