In that case the intonation of the voice and accentuation will give
clues as to what "he" refers to - Bob or Billy. There's no such tool
in lojban. Although even without intonation/accentuation, it is more
probable that "he" will refer to subject (Bob) rather than the object
(Billy) of the previous sentence (unless specifically stressed, e.g.
"Bob hit *BILLY*. *HE* is eight."). Furthermore, most speakers would
not phrase such an utterance like that (split into two sentences) but
would more likely say either "Bob, who is eight, hit Billy" or "Bob
hit Billy, who is eight".
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mu'o mi'e .ivan.
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