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「すわりなさい」か「すわってなさい」ですか？

I came across すわってなさい while watching a program. Isn't nasai used with masu stem as in すわりなさい only?

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すわってなさい　＝　すわっていなさい　＝　remain seated, don't get up

It have similar means, but little different「すわりなさい」and「すわってなさい」　
すわってfromすわっている（すわる+～している）more long time to seat
すわりfromすわる more short time to seat

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