MaltishLanguage.com — A Satirical Dictionary of Maltese English

Custom Website Design & PHP Development with File and MySQL Storage Data served via PHP APIs

MaltishLanguage.com is a unique online dictionary project that playfully documents and satirizes how English is often (mis)used in Malta. It captures real phrases spoken by locals who believe they’re using correct English — but whose expressions can be hilariously off the mark.

Take the classic: “I want to cut the road!” — a phrase that makes perfect sense in Maltish English but turns heads everywhere else.

Originally soft-launched in 2020 as a Proof of Concept, MaltishLanguage.com quickly attracted an enthusiastic following and evolved into a fully-fledged live site.

A few real Maltish gems from the site:

• Be careful how you cut the road, because a fast car can come and cut you!
• Pull money
• Itchy cheese

Built as a custom PHP website, MaltishLanguage.com uses:

• Custom Design & Development: Tailored PHP backend with file and MySQL storage.

• Data Delivery: All dictionary data is read via PHP APIs for flexibility and performance.

• User Contributions: Visitors can submit phrases, add context images, and interact with content — anonymously or via login.

• Personalization: PHP sessions and cookies let users set how “rude” or absurd they want their dictionary experience to be.

• Social Sharing: Integrated Facebook and LinkedIn sharing to spread the Maltish spirit far and wide.

What’s Next
Following growing popularity and real user insights, the next phase will migrate the site to WordPress to simplify content management and introduce new interactive features — inspired directly by community feedback and real user stories.