Chiricahua Apache Word

[candi]

I heard a word in an old western movie that was pronounced:

varla BANE ya

The bride, a Chiricahua Apache, said it meant FOREVER in her language. Can anyone tell me if this is true and how to spell/write it ?

Movies take great liberties, especially westerns, so it could be from another tribe or maybe something the writers made up.

I love this word and want to put it inside my wedding band. I would appreciate any help from a native Apache speaker or any word in another language that has the same sound and meaning.

Thanks,
candi

[kokoyaya]

If nobody answers, you can contact a Freelang translator at http://www.freelang.net/translation/index.html

[candi]

Thank you, kokoyaya, I checked when I first posted my query and there are no Apache speakers available. (lol, I love saying your user name, does it have a meaning aside from being fun to pronounce ? I think ya ya is grandmother in Greek, but kokoyaya sounds like a chocolate Cajun Voo Doo cocktail.)

I don't even know if Apache is a written language or what alphabet is used if it is. I think Native American languages were/are oral languages, but I know there is a growing interest in trying to preserve the ones that have not already disappeared.

The Navajo Code Talkers in WWII must have developed a written form of their language in order use it for coding and decoding messages. Surfing the net, I have found the Navajo language is in the same family as Apache, so I am still hoping to find a native speaker somewhere online.

ciao and thanks again,
candi

[kokoyaya]

Thank you, kokoyaya, I checked when I first posted my query and there are no Apache speakers available.

That guy may be able to help you then.

(lol, I love saying your user name, does it have a meaning aside from being fun to pronounce ? I think ya ya is grandmother in Greek, but kokoyaya sounds like a chocolate Cajun Voo Doo cocktail.)

Yes, Yaya means great-mother but the whole explaination is at http://www.freelang.net/mag/interview_yannick.html