[3][5] Negovani's father was killed by bandits in 1891 and he began working as a teacher in Greek schools.[3] From 1899 onward, Negovani published works in Albanian such as fables and didactic poems, religious instruction texts and articles often composed as sermons in Albanian publications like the almanac Kalendari Kombiar and newspaper Drita.[3] During 1905, Negovani, in the presence of Bishop Karavangelis[7] conducted the Orthodox Divine Liturgy in the Albanian Tosk dialect.[10][3][9][11] Negovani's death aroused a nationalist response with the Albanian guerilla band of Bajo Topulli killing the Metropolitan of Korçë, Photios.[11][3][9] Negovani is the author of prose and poetry, including school texts, translations and fables.