1 syllable.
The word states has one syllable.
"Simply stated" has 4 syllables. Sim-ply stat-ed.
Your question has no answer in that it where is no way to answer it as stated. Either you have to ask how many syllables does Indian have (3) or what does Indian mean: a person born in the country of India or a native American.
There are three Chinese syllables in the word "syllables."
The word 'answer' has 2 syllables. An-swer.
There are four syllables in the word "usually".
The word has three syllables.
The syllables in the word what is only 1 : "what".
The word apotex has three syllables. The syllables in the word are a-po-tex.
The word prophets has two syllables. The syllables of the word are pro-phets.
4 syllables are in the word di·ver·si·ty.
Their are two syllables in the word silly.
2 syllables are in the word nuisance. :)