论彝族气象尔比的功能与结构

有关天气预测的尔比是尔比中出现最早且内容最为丰富的一类。该类尔比是凉山彝族在对大自然的不断适应中，对气候变化规律长期观测，总结形成的地方性知识，具有预测天气、灾害预警，并指导彝人因时因地开展生产等功能。用结构人类学的方法可以进一步对气象尔比的结构进行分析，其表层结构是具有强烈文学性和艺术性的语言表达形式，深层结构则对应了彝族天人和谐的自然伦理和日常生活中遵循的道德伦理。对于气象尔比的研究与利用，将会保护彝族的口传文化，并促进民族地区的生态文明发展。

The Function and Structure of Erbi for Weather of Yi People

Erbi for weather forecast have the most abundant content, and they are also the earliest ones in Yi＇ s proverbs. They are local knowledge of erbi of Yi People and developed when they constantly adapted to nature and long-term observed the changing law of weather. The functions of Climate Proverbs include weather predicting, disaster warning, and helping erbi of Yi People to carry on agricultural production on time. Accord- ing to Structural Anthropology, the surface structure of climate proverbs is a kind of linguistic expression with literature and art; and the deep structure of them is corresponding to Yi＇ s harmonious natural and moral eth- ics in daily life. Studying and using of climate proverbs will protect Yi＇ s traditional culture and promote the development of ecological civilization in minority areas.