Can you give the chapter and verse you use to validate a prayer language that is supposed to belong to the Holy Spirit?
Besides the Romans 8:26 passage, which admittedly is open to various interpretations, I think you can reasonably infer "praying in language . . . belonging to the Holy Spirit" from Jude 20, "building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit," also 1 Corinthians 14:2, 4, 14, 15, and 1 Corinthians 2:10-13.
Of the three passages given above, I believe the 1 Corinthians context is by far the strongest. Jude 20 is interpreted by many Pentecostals as referring to a prayer language. 1 Corinthians 2:10-13 is used by some Pentecostals to refer to praying in the Spirit (especially verse 13) although I'm not convinced that is the only interpretation to that passage.
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