Hrvat katolik po rođenju, on je bio Srbin po pisanju -- jer je favorizirao "ekavski" dijalekt i ćirilično pismo, a i jedno i drugo pretežno koriste Srbi.
A Croat Catholic by birth, he was a Serb in his writing -- favouring the "ekavian" dialect and the Cyrillic script, both predominantly used by Serbs.