Excerpt from The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 21: Pushkar to Salween
Vowel-Sounds
a has the sound of a in "woman."
a has the sound of a in "father."
e has the vowel-sound in "grey."
i has the sound of i in "pin."
i has the Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 21 (Great Britain India Office)