中文摘要：

从苗族古歌的歌词内容入手,对苗族古歌中出现的＂数＂进行整理研究,发现数字＂一＂＂二＂＂三＂＂五＂＂七＂＂九＂在苗族古歌中频繁地出现,且每一个数字都包含着特定的文化意义,如：＂一＂的宇宙观,＂三＂的质变思维等;对苗族古歌中的数学文化与苗族生活的关联性进行分析,解读了数字在苗族风俗习惯中的含义;通过研究古歌,解析苗族语言中数量单位的演变和数学的四则运算。

英文摘要：

Based on the Miao Ethnic edited by Ma Xueliang and Jindan,this paper from the content of the Miao nationality’s ancient songs,organizes and probes into the＂number＂appeared in the Miao nationality’s ancient songs and mathematical culture.It can be found that the numbers＂one＂,＂two＂,＂three＂,＂five＂,＂seven＂and ＂nine＂are frequently appeared in the Miao nationality’s ancient songs in large quantities,and each number contains specific meaning,such as：＂one＂indicates cosmology,＂three＂represents the qualitative change of thinking,＂five＂and＂six＂are space symbols and so on;At the same time the author explores the mathematical culture of correlation between the Miao nationality’s mathematical culture and life,so as to interpret the meaning of some special ceremony of customs of the Miao people,such as the the Miao nationality’s ideas：＂three souls unified＂,＂three undying souls＂and＂three relatives＂;and through the ancient songs,researches the evolution of the unit of quantity in Miao language and the arithmetic reflected in the Miao nationality’s ancient songs.