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 | | The consensus among intellectuals is that Oriya language is slowly decaying out as the elite mass, specially the younger children, prefers to speak and write in English, ignoring their native tongue. |
 | | In Orissa, Oriya, the regional language of the majority, is introduced in schools as 1st or 2nd language. |
 | | But, in spite of the fact that Oriya language is taught in the school, people from the elitist classes and younger people of today prefer to speak in English because of the vast number of functions it serves and the prestige attached to it. |
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