CAJ | 학술논문

涉及到数，彝族一般都以“三”为起码的基数。“三”在彝族日常生活中用得特别多，对“三”数的文化意识理念涉及了方方面面。更重要的是，千百年来，彝族在社会生活中约定俗成的、不成文的民间习惯法里，就有以黑、白、花（即色彩组合）三种颜色表示案件的大小和轻重程度来定案的习惯法，常用黑、花、白三色表示三种不同的刑具和案件：黑色表示重刑具、重案件，关押重案犯的监狱；花色属于中等级刑具、案件和监狱；白色表示轻刑具、小案件、轻监狱（禁闭处或收容所）。
섭급도수，이족일반도이“삼”위기마적기수。“삼”재이족일상생활중용득특별다，대“삼”수적문화의식이념섭급료방방면면。경중요적시，천백년래，이족재사회생활중약정속성적、불성문적민간습관법리，취유이흑、백、화（즉색채조합）삼충안색표시안건적대소화경중정도래정안적습관법，상용흑、화、백삼색표시삼충불동적형구화안건：흑색표시중형구、중안건，관압중안범적감옥；화색속우중등급형구、안건화감옥；백색표시경형구、소안건、경감옥（금폐처혹수용소）。
In Yi culture, the number“three”is regarded as the basic cardinal number, and it is often meta?phorically used in all aspects of daily life in Yi ethnic group. For thousands of years, the“three”is more salient?ly extended and conventionalized in Yi customary law, such as black, white and assortment used as the evidence of the measurement of penalty. Each of color represent as different instrument of torture and case, i. e., black stands for a heavy instrument of torture and a felony, whereas assortment represents an intermediate instrument of torture, or a case, or a prison. The white color stands for a light instrument of torture, or a small jail.