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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Delta Chat</string>
+    <!-- Translators: please enter the name of the language you're translating to here. the name will appear in the language selection popup and you should use the local name, not english. -->
+    <string name="language_name">Inglês</string>
+
+
+    <!-- common strings without special context -->
+    <string name="ok">OK</string>
+    <string name="cancel">Cancelar</string>
+    <string name="yes">Sim</string>
+    <string name="no">Não</string>
+    </resources>