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Ski-U-Mah (, ) is a slogan used at the University of Minnesota since 1894. U of M Rugby captain John Adams had heard Sioux boys yell "ski-yoo!" when they won canoe races on Lake Pepin. He incorrectly interpreted that phrase as the Sioux word for victory, or exultation and suggested it as a cheer for the University rugby team. A co-captain added the "mah" to make it rhyme with "rah" and created "Ski-U-Mah!" The slogan has been used to cheer on the Minnesota Golden Gophers athletics teams, and was written into the lyrics of University songs including the "Minnesota Rouser", "Go Gopher Victory", "Minnesota Fight" and "Minnesota March". Dakota–Lakota specialists state that the word "Ski-U" or "Ski-yoo" or "Ski-oo" are not Sioux victory cries or the Sioux word for winning. What Adams heard on Lake Pepin, "sky-yoo," may have just been a nonverbal exclamation, similar to "woo hoo." Other Dakota-Lakota words or phrases that have been suggested for what Adams heard include: * "Schkee ooh poh!" or "Scheee ooh!" * Scheeh/scheen-shay, which means "Try Hard" * Oh-hee-yah, which means "To win" * Oh-hee-un-yum, oh-hee-oohn-yum, which means "We won" The slogan has had other uses at the University through the years. In the mid-20th century, ''Ski-U-Mah (magazine)'' was a U of M humor magazine. It is currently used on the football team's helmets and jerseys,〔http://www.uni-watch.com/2012/01/28/minnesota-gopher-jersey-collector-shawn-kennedy0128/〕 as the name of a meeting room at the McNamara Alumni Center, a campus tailgate lot/parking lot near TCF Bank Stadium, and as the title of a yearbook-style publication published by the Minnesota Daily. ==External links== * (Gopher Sports - traditions ) * (Minnesota Alumni - guide to football Saturdays ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ski-U-Mah (slogan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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