The indigenous Maldivian calendar system (Nakaiy) with weather observations. Tap into centuries old wisdom to gain deeper insight and discover weather patterns through the indigenous Nakaiy Calendar. Geo-specific to the Maldives, one of the most fragile environments on earth, at a time of shifting weather patterns on a global scale we can look and learn from the past to enable us to better prepare for the future.

Website version: https://shaheeilyas.com/nakaiynevi/

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Tags: Communication design, Computer programming, Data visualization, Research, App, Product, Social

Year: 2012

Credits

Designed & Developed by:
Shahee Ilyas & Ayeshath Fadwa
Ios version rewritten by Simon Shareef in 2023.
Special thanks to Ali Shafee Saeed (Topi) & Lintel Investments and Management Services Pvt. Ltd.
All data for the app has been sourced from: Vanavaru by Hassan Ahmed Maniku & Vonadhona Raajje (Rahvehi Kamuge Theyreyrai Dhivehin Part 1) by Ahmed Shafeeq.

Publications or Media Coverage

Nakaiy Nevi was featured on a Wataniya Maldives’s television commercial in 2013: