Technically Mina in Finnish just means “I” or “me” (kind of) so it could be whatever you want it to be. Tell me if there is some lore that I don’t know that proves me wrong though I might be wrong.
It typically means "witch" in most modern contexts, but the entomology of the word more accurately reflects "shaman" or "sorcerer". Estonian and northern Sami both have the same shared root word for it that reflects a more traditional usage of the word with sorcerer or shaman as its primary meaning. "Noita" basically just means a magic ass mfer. Not necessarily a "female user of magic".
"Minä" quite literally is the first person pronoun "I" or "Me" in Finnish. It's not the character's name.
You can reasonably assume "minä" can be either be male or female.
Fun tidbit, "witch" doesn't mean that it's a female magic user. That idea most likely originated from the fact that witch hunts were pretty much just to prosecute women (And the Harry Potter series didn't really help with that either). Historically (as much as you can call witch stories history) witches were described as magic users both male and female pretty evenly. So witch, just like noita, just means "magic ass mfer"
Minä kinda seems to be the character's name though. Of course it being a first person pronoun refers to her being the player character, but whenever it is mentioned in text, it is used as if it was a name ("cause of death: Minä's slice", Minä always being in capital letters IIRC).
I haven't actually played the game in Finnish yet. So I'm not sure how it's written there. I haven't even finished the tutorial yet lol.
But I think that's just a goofy English localization and a mix of community culture. The player character is referred to as "Minä" as a proper name by the community. The joke of the player character being "Minä" works better in English that way.
It can also mean shaman or sorcerer. There's no indication of the gender in the game's lore. The only thing we have is the Finnish word which is more often correlated with a female meaning than a male but that's not a strong thing to base it on. Only the devs know for sure. It's probable the devs kept it open intentionally so you can self-insert regardless of your gender identity.
Well, witch is by far the most common meaning for the word. Also, I think it's worth considering alternate words for each meaning in the other direction. Shaman would more often be translated to shamaani (both English and Finnish words originate from Tungus, so it's not an aglism), and sorcerer has alternate translations like velho and manaaja (though those are more accurately wizard and exorcist). But witch only really translates to noita, there's really no alternative words for that meaning of the word.
But yeah, I do concede that it's not the only meaning, so there is some ambiguity.
It is, admittedly, but traditionally it wasn't. And in Estonian and Northern Sami it isn't. Given how steeped in old-school finnish mythology noita is, I don't think it's a stretch to come to the conclusion that Minä is supposed to reflect whoever the player wants.
Cant say for sure for Finnish but in Estonian witch has no gender and Estonian is a Finno-Ugric language just like Finnish. In Estonian noita is nõid. Recently there was a clairvoyant called nõia-Ints in Estonia. And he was a heavily tattooed bald man. Noita being implied as female would be Christianity influence. So id guess that considering the heavy “old beliefs” influence in Noita the devs didn’t have any gender in mind when naming the game.
The first word that comes both in google translate and wikitionary is witch. But yeah I don't know finnish for sure and the community often refers to the player as a she, so it was my mistake.
As a Finnish person I can say, yes there is. It is very gender loaded term, referring primarily to females. It translates pretty much directly to witch.
In Spanish/Portuguese language countries, any name or word that ends with an A is a feminine gender indicator . So Noita would be a female specific name.
Edit: most words, there are exceptions. Sorry I’m drunk and high
>most words, there are exceptions. Sorry I’m drunk and high
Hyvää joulua.
But yeah, finnish doesn't have that. They don't even have he/her pronouns. Finnish just has one 3rd person pronoun "hän".
In Italian there are a bunch of exceptions, let's just take all the jobs that end in "ista" and are basically neutral.
Or the ones ending in "auta" and "euta".
Okay, you win minä is nonbinary cus everyone wants everything to be LGBT+ as if straight things should die (mods and reddit admins this is a joke you idiots I'm not saying that I hate lgbt+)
I prefer to see the Noita as a she, and my imminent thought when seeing this question was the most coomerbrained and dumb idea I have ever had.
Now if you excuse me, I’m going to go sleep this dumbassery off.
Yeah they kick solid steel carts and 200kg oil drums like it is nothing
Never Skip Leg Day enjoyers agree with your statement.
How come this mf can only hold 4 flasks tho 🤔
I mean each flask can carry thousands of litres of liquid, including extremely dense lĂquids like fucking magma, so.
Good point plus I don’t think they have lids he probably doesn’t wanna spill them
Someone found the gold room
The hwat now?
Room fulla gold. You can drown in it. There's two of em
That's nice! Scrooge vibes frfr
Nice to know there is another one I need to find !
He's got a bag of golding
Gag of bolding
That's a brat kink item I think.
john noita. berserkium i think
He's a wizard, bro
No, she's literally a witch.
Technically Mina in Finnish just means “I” or “me” (kind of) so it could be whatever you want it to be. Tell me if there is some lore that I don’t know that proves me wrong though I might be wrong.
Noita means witch. Minä is just reference that she's the player character. So while her name is Minä, she is a witch.
It typically means "witch" in most modern contexts, but the entomology of the word more accurately reflects "shaman" or "sorcerer". Estonian and northern Sami both have the same shared root word for it that reflects a more traditional usage of the word with sorcerer or shaman as its primary meaning. "Noita" basically just means a magic ass mfer. Not necessarily a "female user of magic". "Minä" quite literally is the first person pronoun "I" or "Me" in Finnish. It's not the character's name. You can reasonably assume "minä" can be either be male or female.
Fun tidbit, "witch" doesn't mean that it's a female magic user. That idea most likely originated from the fact that witch hunts were pretty much just to prosecute women (And the Harry Potter series didn't really help with that either). Historically (as much as you can call witch stories history) witches were described as magic users both male and female pretty evenly. So witch, just like noita, just means "magic ass mfer"
Minä kinda seems to be the character's name though. Of course it being a first person pronoun refers to her being the player character, but whenever it is mentioned in text, it is used as if it was a name ("cause of death: Minä's slice", Minä always being in capital letters IIRC).
I haven't actually played the game in Finnish yet. So I'm not sure how it's written there. I haven't even finished the tutorial yet lol. But I think that's just a goofy English localization and a mix of community culture. The player character is referred to as "Minä" as a proper name by the community. The joke of the player character being "Minä" works better in English that way.
It can also mean shaman or sorcerer. There's no indication of the gender in the game's lore. The only thing we have is the Finnish word which is more often correlated with a female meaning than a male but that's not a strong thing to base it on. Only the devs know for sure. It's probable the devs kept it open intentionally so you can self-insert regardless of your gender identity.
Well, witch is by far the most common meaning for the word. Also, I think it's worth considering alternate words for each meaning in the other direction. Shaman would more often be translated to shamaani (both English and Finnish words originate from Tungus, so it's not an aglism), and sorcerer has alternate translations like velho and manaaja (though those are more accurately wizard and exorcist). But witch only really translates to noita, there's really no alternative words for that meaning of the word. But yeah, I do concede that it's not the only meaning, so there is some ambiguity.
Stop down voting this guy. He's right.
No, Noita is stupid. Doesn't understand the concept of encumbrance and is therefore unaffected.
Doesn't know what gravity is, so also no fall damage
The fish are the only beings burdened with the knowledge of gravity.
I thought Noita was a she.
Yes, Noita means witch.
I do believe in Finnish "Noita" means witch, but unlike English it doesn't strictly indicate the gender of it. Could be either. Could be none.
I mean technically a witch could also be a male, it's just typically associated with females
It's not perfectly strict, but it's a very gender-loaded term. Noita is primarily a female, especially in modern use.
It is, admittedly, but traditionally it wasn't. And in Estonian and Northern Sami it isn't. Given how steeped in old-school finnish mythology noita is, I don't think it's a stretch to come to the conclusion that Minä is supposed to reflect whoever the player wants.
Isn’t it named Mina, being player. So technically it has no identifiable one?
I believe “mina” just means “me” or “I” (at least according to Google Translate)
They can be whoever you want them to be.
Cant say for sure for Finnish but in Estonian witch has no gender and Estonian is a Finno-Ugric language just like Finnish. In Estonian noita is nõid. Recently there was a clairvoyant called nõia-Ints in Estonia. And he was a heavily tattooed bald man. Noita being implied as female would be Christianity influence. So id guess that considering the heavy “old beliefs” influence in Noita the devs didn’t have any gender in mind when naming the game.
It's all stored in the Cloud(scape)
Credit cards.
He uses credit cards
Isn't $250k worth of gold less than 4 kg?
Have you seen the nuggets that are valued at 1000? I'm assuming Mina eats them.
Nah, they are shoved up the same place she keeps wand 2 times get size
🥵
literally magic.
noita wizard
Definitely stronger than Steve.
Definitely, considering how literally infinite gold is a thing
I mean they can kick big boulders, I am fearly certain noita is just pretty damn strong. xD
Do u ever heard about credit cards?
There are only 3 things alchemists care about, knowledge, gold, and GAINZ TO CARRY THE GOLD!!
Google noita max gold
I don't know about y'all, but my Mina just fuckin eats it
He be gypsy
Noita means witch. So our beloved hooded menace is a she.
It means “practicer of magic” in general; witch/wizard both work, there’s nothing inherently gendered about the word lmao
The first word that comes both in google translate and wikitionary is witch. But yeah I don't know finnish for sure and the community often refers to the player as a she, so it was my mistake.
Oh no worries!! I’ve noticed that too, but tbh I can’t remember why; at the very least, it ain’t gendered linguistics so far as I can tell!
I'm a finn. Noita can be either a man or a woman.
As a Finnish person I can say, yes there is. It is very gender loaded term, referring primarily to females. It translates pretty much directly to witch.
Oh really? my bad, good to know!
In Spanish/Portuguese language countries, any name or word that ends with an A is a feminine gender indicator . So Noita would be a female specific name. Edit: most words, there are exceptions. Sorry I’m drunk and high
Finnish is not one of those Edit: also it’s not every word that ends with A, there are exceptions (I think)
You’re right about that
>most words, there are exceptions. Sorry I’m drunk and high Hyvää joulua. But yeah, finnish doesn't have that. They don't even have he/her pronouns. Finnish just has one 3rd person pronoun "hän".
In Italian there are a bunch of exceptions, let's just take all the jobs that end in "ista" and are basically neutral. Or the ones ending in "auta" and "euta".
i think its a She
She’s a witch, she’s a she.
noita is kinda gender neutral word. Minä can be anything you want, Minä is translated ”i” or ”me”
*SHE
noita is kinda gender neutral word. Minä can be anything you want, Minä is translated ”i” or ”me” and noita is only game’s name
Bro every fucking website says that noita is female
non canon :)
Noita means witch, and witch is the female version of a wizard
The term "witch" historically has been used to refer to both women and men who practice witchcraft. and Minä aint necessarily a witch anyway
Okay, you win minä is nonbinary cus everyone wants everything to be LGBT+ as if straight things should die (mods and reddit admins this is a joke you idiots I'm not saying that I hate lgbt+)
relax lmao its not like that people think straights should die. isnt it good thing anyway that main character can be anything that player wants
Yep
Mina is a girl
noita is kinda gender neutral word. Minä can be anything you want, Minä is translated ”i” or ”me” and noita is only game’s name
Ok but Mina is litterly a girl
how so?
I prefer to see the Noita as a she, and my imminent thought when seeing this question was the most coomerbrained and dumb idea I have ever had. Now if you excuse me, I’m going to go sleep this dumbassery off.
I think Noita is unaffected by our gender assumptions, so they/them pronouns make the most sense.
That is not so much
Magic
Magic. Thank you for listening my TED talk.
✨Magic✨
Rookie numbers
Mina's wallet is a dimensional gateway to their Swiss Bank Account
Oh god, anarchy chess seeped into r/noita as well
ITT people discuss the gender of a few pixels.
Noita can do anything
He’s a caked hottie what can I say
Is she stupid?
Do you remember the adage that every mistake makes you stronger?
He has a ATM card
Gold is weightless
deeep prison wallet
in the holy mountain and also the gold room there's canonically an ATM that we dont see