The elastic dynamics of AgNa(NO 2 ) 2 crystals around the proper ferroelectric phase transition at T C ϭ38°C was investigated by ultrasonic ( f ϭ10 MHz) and dynamic mechanical analysis ͑fϭ0.6-50 Hz͒ techniques . The system represents a unique example of a ferroelectric crystal with extremely slow dielectric relaxation. Due to this reason it reveals a substantially different elastic behavior in megahertz and hertz frequency regions. We describe our data using a phenomenological model that includes both the effect of order parameter ͑polarization͒ relaxation with a characteristic time p and thermal ͑entropy͒ relaxation with a characteristic time th .