> The author pronounces it [aɡe̞], like the Italian “aghe”.

I've seen a number of READMEs with this kind of pronunciation note recently--I don't think they really help, because I suspect that most readers aren't familiar enough with the IPA (pronunciation) notation.

I suggest including a link to something like this: http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=a%C9%A1e̞&voice=Joanna