diff --git a/maya/linguistics.sty b/maya/linguistics.sty
index 257a90a..6dbfa04 100755
--- a/maya/linguistics.sty
+++ b/maya/linguistics.sty
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
 \ProvidesPackage{maya/linguistics}[Package for all kinds of linguistics]
 \RequirePackage{xspace}
+\RequirePackage{tipa}
 
 \newcommand{\transliteration}[1]{\textbf{#1}}
 \newcommand{\syllabogram}[1]{\textbf{\expandafter\MakeLowercase\expandafter{#1}}}